Drankjan is a heavy/thrash metal band from Ulm, Germany, formed in 2018. They play riff-driven heavy/thrash metal from the Danube city.

Dranzer is a thrash metal band from Newcastle upon Tyne, formed in 2022 and described as "Newcastle speeding power thrash," drawing influence from 1980s acts like Megadeth, Coroner, Death, and Toxik. The lineup of vocalist-guitarist James Taylor, guitarist Brandon Cummings, bassist Dan Hogarth, and drummer Owen Murray have released the Retribution EP and a 2024 demo.

Drauggard plays thrash/black metal from Nizhny Novgorod on the Volga, active since 2004 and among the longer-running extreme metal acts in the region. Their Norse-derived name and two decades of output have established them as veterans of the Russian extreme metal underground.

Drawback is a death/thrash metal band from Mor, Hungary, formed in 2020. The band combine the brutality of death metal with thrash metal speed and precision.

Drawkcab is a heavy/thrash/groove metal band from Füssen, Germany, active since 2014. Their reversed name hints at a contrarian spirit matched by their hybrid metal sound.

Drawn In is a crossover thrash band from Birmingham, England, formed in 2013. The project merges thrash metal's velocity with punk energy from the West Midlands scene.

Dreadfire plays thrash/groove metal from Lisbon, active since 2012 and igniting compositions with the fearsome intensity their name promises. Their sound merges thrash's velocity with groove metal's rhythmic weight in a combustible Lisboan hybrid.

DreadFool is a thrash metal band from Milan, Italy, formed in 2020. The project channels fast and furious thrash metal from the Milanese scene.

Dreadful Fate is a death and thrash metal band from Avesta, Sweden, formed in 2017. The project delivers devastating death/thrash from the Dalarna region.