Derision is a thrash/groove metal band from the Bolton/Wigan area of England, formed in 2020. They deliver derisive thrash and groove from Greater Manchester.

Derisum is a black, doom, and gothic metal band from Warsaw, Poland, formed in 2014. The project weaves gothic atmospheres into a blackened doom metal framework.

Deriva is a progressive metal band from Soria, Spain, formed in 2016. They craft intricate progressive metal from one of Spain's smallest provincial capitals.

Dermenborg is a one-man black metal project from Sofia, Bulgaria, created by Necrokvlt in 2024. Already boasting several releases including 'Immortal Winter' and 'Mighty Blackened Forest of Samodivi Sathana,' the project draws on Bulgarian folklore and frostbitten Nordic-inspired black metal.

Dernier Martyr is an avant-garde and progressive metal project from Greece, formed in 2023. The project pushes the boundaries of metal through experimental compositions and unconventional structures.

Dernier Souffle is an atmospheric black metal band from Paris, France, formed in 2023. Their name meaning 'last breath,' they deliver final, gasping atmospheric black metal.

Derogation is a brutal death metal band from Kyiv, Ukraine, formed in 2013. The project delivers punishing brutal death metal from the Ukrainian capital.

Derrame plays gothic metal from Loures near Lisbon, active since 2014 and whose Portuguese name — meaning "spill" or "hemorrhage" — suggests an emotional outpouring channeled through dark, atmospheric compositions. Their sound blends gothic metal's dramatic romanticism with visceral emotional intensity.

Derrape Cerebral plays death metal and grindcore from Spain, formed in 2022 and delivering the visceral extremity their brain-skid name promises. Their hybrid approach combines grindcore's microsecond fury with death metal's guttural depth.