Dark Soul Architects is a progressive thrash metal outfit from Sofia, Bulgaria, weaving complex compositions with the ferocity of death and thrash metal. Their 2019 EP 'Past Reflections' showcases technically ambitious songwriting across four tracks of intricate, aggressive riffing.

Dark Wish is a heavy/thrash metal band from Drancy, France, formed in 2023. They deliver heavy/thrash from the Parisian suburbs.

Dark Witch is a Palermitan thrash metal band founded in 2015, dealing in aggressive, riff-heavy thrash rooted in the Sicilian underground scene. Their occult-tinged name hints at thematic interests in the darker corners of thrash's lyrical tradition.

Darkanimal is a heavy/thrash metal band from Córdoba, Spain, formed in 2021. They deliver fierce thrash and heavy metal from the heart of Andalusia.

Darkened is a thrash metal band from Heckmondwike, England, formed in 2019. They deliver darkened thrash from West Yorkshire.

Darker It Gets is a melodic death metal and metalcore band from the South West Flanders region of Belgium, drawing members from the Kortrijk and Roeselare area's converging hardcore and metal scenes. The band's sound fuses melodic Scandinavian death metal riffing with metalcore structures, occupying a crossover space well-represented in Belgian extreme metal.

Darkest Hand is a groove/thrash metal band from West Yorkshire, England, formed in 2020. They deliver dark-handed grooves and thrash from northern England.

Darkfall is a Graz-based thrash death metal band active since 1995, built around what they call "high-quality and uncompromising Thrashed Death Metal." Their catalog includes albums Road to Redemption, At the End of Times, and Thrashing Death Squad, establishing them as one of the longer-running extremists in the Styrian metal scene.

Darkhat is a thrash metal band from Waltershausen, Germany, formed in 2020. They deliver straightforward, riff-heavy thrash with no-frills aggression.