Destrage is a Milanese band that began as a thrash metal/metalcore act before evolving into one of Italy's most inventive progressive metalcore outfits. Their later work combines dizzying technical proficiency with an anything-goes compositional philosophy, incorporating jazz, funk, and electronic elements into their chaotic metalcore framework.

Destrega is a thrash/heavy metal band from Nairn, Scotland, active since 2014. They deliver fierce thrash and heavy metal from the Scottish Highlands.

Destroy All Gondolas is a Venetian act whose tongue-in-cheek name perfectly captures their gleefully irreverent fusion of punk, black metal, and surf rock, which later shifted toward thrash, heavy metal, and punk. Few bands embody their hometown's identity as aggressively or humorously as this canal-city crew.

Destroyers is a Czech death/thrash metal band formed in 2017. They combine the relentless aggression of death metal with the speed and precision of thrash.

Destrukt started as a speed/thrash metal act in Thionville in Lorraine before evolving toward a heavier metal sound, tracing a path from youthful velocity to muscular power. Active since 2012, their evolution reflects a deepening musical maturity within the French metal underground.

Desultory is a thrash metal band from Ermelo in Gelderland, formed in 2024 and delivering the scattered, unpredictable aggression their name — meaning lacking a plan — implies. Their thrash compositions attack from unexpected angles with restless, directionless fury.

Desybes is a melodic thrash metal band from Belfort, France, active since 2007. They deliver melodic thrash from eastern France.

Deteriors is a thrash metal band from Fabriano, in the Ancona province of the Marche region, Italy, formed in 1991. One of the longest-running thrash acts in central Italy, the band has delivered decades of aggressive thrash metal from the underground.

Determined is a thrash/groove metal band from Karlsruhe, Germany, active since 2011. They combine thrash metal's speed with groove metal's rhythmic power.