Daretones is a thrash metal band from Hanover, Germany, active since 2009. They play aggressive, riff-driven thrash metal in the tradition of the German thrash school.

Dark Aladas is a thrash/groove metal band from Santander, Spain, active since 2005. With two decades of activity, they are veteran thrashers from the Cantabrian coast.

Dark Awake is a melodic thrash/death metal band from Barcelona, Spain, active since 2008. They deliver melodic aggression through the lens of thrash and death metal.

Dark Day Dungeon is a melodic death/thrash metal and metalcore act from Baar in the canton of Zug, active since 1999 and blending Scandinavian-style melodeath with modern metalcore sensibilities. Their quarter-century of output marks them as veterans of the Swiss extreme metal scene.

Dark Force plays thrash/death metal from Novosibirsk, Siberia's largest city, active since 2016 and delivering dual-genre aggression from the heart of the vast Russian east. Their name channels the irresistible power of the dark side into relentless riffing.

Dark Legions plays black/thrash metal from Lulea in northern Sweden, active since 1994 and among the oldest extreme metal acts in the Arctic region. Three decades of frozen fury from above the Arctic Circle have produced a substantial catalog of aggressive, uncompromising material.

Dark Letter is a thrash/death metal band from the Schwaigern/Heilbronn area of Germany, formed in 2015. They deliver aggressive, tightly-wound thrash infused with death metal's heaviness.

Dark Light is a speed/thrash/power metal band from Wolfhagen, Germany, formed in 2016. They channel the triple threat of speed, thrash, and power metal into an energetic, riff-driven assault.

Dark Master is a death/thrash metal band from the canton of Schwyz, active since 2011 and channeling the aggressive energy of both genres from the mountainous heart of central Switzerland. Their music trades in dark, riff-forward compositions that favor intensity over subtlety.