D Aphelium plays black metal from the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea, active since 2016 and channeling the remote, windswept character of Sweden's largest island into atmospheric compositions. Their astronomical name — aphelion, the point farthest from the sun — captures their music's cold, distant character.

D Patrol is a progressive/stoner metal band from Achères, France, formed in 2020. They patrol progressive and stoner territories from the Parisian suburbs.

D'n'K is an extreme metal act from Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina, operating in the space between melodic death, death metal, and thrash. The band represents a persistent underground scene in the Brčko region that has pushed against genre boundaries with a raw, DIY ethos.

D-Compose is a Dutch grindcore act from Amsterdam, active since 2011 and delivering rapid-fire blasts of sonic decomposition. Their hyphenated name neatly describes their musical process: breaking conventional song structures down to their most volatile, fragmented elements.

D-Fense is a power metal band from Frankfurt, Germany, formed in 2022. They deliver high-energy power metal with soaring melodies and driving rhythms.

D-form is a technical death metal band from Rome, Italy. The band deliver intricate, technically demanding death metal with progressive complexity.

D-Human is a groove metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2013. Their 2019 album Darker Days to Come spans eight tracks of hardcore-infused groove and thrash metal, with the singles Against the Grain, Messiah Complex, and Rupture previewing the band's aggressive, politically charged sound.

D-Lusion is a progressive/power metal band from Munich, Germany, active since 2013. They combine the technicality of progressive metal with the melodic power and energy of the power metal tradition.

D-Tox is a groove and heavy metal band from Rome, Italy, formed in 2020. The band channel rhythmic, riff-driven groove metal with classic heavy metal energy.