Disolvo Animus is a blackened death metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2006, combining death and black metal with ethnic, classical, and traditional musical elements. Their releases include Aleatoric Morte, Aphesis, and Obscure Forces Incarnated, expressing what the band consider the most powerful and shocking sound on Earth.

Distant is a symphonic folk black metal band from Uddevalla, Sweden, formed in 2017. The project blends folk and symphonic elements with black metal.

Distant Legacy is a symphonic/power metal band from Essen, Germany, formed in 2024. They build grand, orchestral power metal with sweeping ambition.

Divided We Fall is a female-fronted symphonic metal band from Stafford, England, formed in 2013, featuring vocalist Philippa and drawing comparisons to Nightwish and Within Temptation. Their debut album DreamCrusher (2014) and the 2020 single Broken showcase their blend of metallic riffs, pummelling drums, and atmospheric keyboards.

DivUrge is a symphonic power metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2017. The band combine orchestral arrangements and powerful vocals with the driving force of power metal.

Dmitriy Chebotarev plays symphonic power metal from Petrozavodsk, the capital of Russian Karelia near the Finnish border, active since 2016. His solo project brings orchestral grandeur and soaring melodies from a region steeped in Karelian-Finnish musical heritage.

Dol Ammad is an epic space metal project from Thessaloniki, Greece, created in 2004 by composer Thanasis Lightbridge, merging bombastic power metal with synthesizers and classical choirs. Part of Lightbridge's trilogy of fusion projects alongside Dol Theeta and Dol Kruug, the discography spans from Star Tales (2004) and Ocean Dynamics (2006) through Winds of the Sun (2010) to Stella Nova (2025).

Dol Theeta is a progressive and symphonic metal project with electronic music influences from Thessaloniki, Greece, formed in 2008 by composer Thanasis Lightbridge. A sister project to Dol Ammad, the band explores the fusion of electronic music and heavy metal from a progressive angle.

Dolmens is a symphonic black metal band from Lyon, France, formed in 2020. Named after ancient megaliths, they channel primordial energy through symphonic black metal.