Descender is a thrash metal band from Zagreb, Croatia, formed in 2010. The band deliver aggressive thrash metal rooted in the traditions of the genre.

Desdemona is a technical thrash metal band from La Bastide-des-Jourdans, France, active since 2011. Named after Shakespeare's tragic heroine, they deliver technical thrash from Provence.

Desecrated Grounds is a death/thrash metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2017. They desecrate through fierce death/thrash from the Finnish capital.

An Austrian groove/thrash metal band whose full-length album 'Down' features nine tracks of heavy, riff-centric metal. The band operates independently and has maintained a presence in Austrian metal databases as a compact, unsigned act.

Desert Near the End is a power/thrash metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2014, featuring vocalist Alexandros Papandreou, guitarists Spyros Vasilakis and Jason Ioakeim, bassist Akis Prasinikas, and drummer Stelios Pepinidis. Their fifth album Tides of Time (2024), recorded at Incorporated M. Studios, continues their exploration of epic themes spanning fallen cities, heroes, and forgotten tales.

A Brussels-based death and thrash metal band active from 2009 to 2021, Deserter released their debut full-length Coils of the Lesser Serpent on Vile Records, a record notable for incorporating oriental and classical music influences alongside their driving thrash-death framework. The band's drummer Sander Vogt joined in 2012 and solidified the lineup that recorded their most developed material.

Deshody plays progressive thrash/groove metal from Sora in the Frosinone province, fusing thrash's velocity with groove metal's rhythmic weight and progressive metal's structural ambition. Their tri-genre approach creates compositions that are at once headbangable and intellectually engaging.

Desolate Horizon is a thrash metal band from Preston, England, active since 2014. They deliver horizon-reaching thrash from Lancashire.

Desolated is a metalcore and thrash metal band from Trutnov, Czech Republic, active since 2008 and merging metalcore's breakdowns with thrash metal's velocity. Their long-running presence in the Czech scene reflects a commitment to aggressive, emotionally driven heavy music.