DemUnillusions started as a melodic heavy metal act in the Arctic naval city of Severomorsk before evolving toward symphonic metal. Active since 2016, their transformation from straightforward melody to orchestral grandeur mirrors a growing ambition befitting their extreme northern latitude.

Deorum Inferus is a symphonic doom metal duo from Lamia and Karpenisi in Central Greece, featuring guitarist-vocalist Giannis Rizos and pianist-orchestrator Notis Tsigas (Dr. Radioactive). Their 2026 debut concept album Corpus Edimum explores Greek mythology, Gnosticism, and apocryphal eschatology, the first installment in a planned Trilogy of the Apocryphal Lost Knowledge.

Depressed Mode is a symphonic death/doom metal band from Pori, Finland, active since 2007. They craft grandiose, melancholic compositions that blend symphonic beauty with crushing doom.

Depresy is a symphonic black and death metal band from Trencin, Slovakia, formed in 2022. The project layers orchestral darkness over extreme metal.

Deprime is a black and symphonic metal band from Buti, in the Pisa province of Tuscany, Italy, formed in 2020. The project layers orchestral grandeur over raw black metal foundations in a dark and dramatic Tuscan metal vision.

Desdania is a symphonic metal project that began in Brussels before relocating to Helsinki, pairing orchestral grandeur with powerful vocals and sweeping compositions. This Belgian-Finnish axis gives them a unique perspective, drawing from both regions' rich metal traditions.

Desolate Grave is a funeral doom and symphonic death metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 2022. The project crafts devastatingly slow doom with symphonic textures.

Despairhate is a symphonic metal band from Nancy, France, active since 2013. They channel despair and hatred through symphonic metal from Lorraine.

Despectus is a symphonic melodic death metal band from Kharkiv, Ukraine, formed in 2011. The project layers symphonic elements over melodic death metal from eastern Ukraine.