Descensvs is a depressive black metal band from Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, formed in 2020. They descend into despair through raw depressive black metal from the Canary Islands.

Descent Ark is a southern/groove metal and metalcore band from the Barcelona/Canet de Mar area of Spain, active since 2012. They merge southern groove with metalcore intensity from the Catalan coast.

Descent into Maelstrom is a melodic death metal band from Piacenza, Italy, formed in 2017 by Andrea Bignardi. The project's distinctive approach fuses metal intensity with dodecaphonic twelve-tone compositional techniques, creating an ambitious marriage of avant-garde classical theory and heavy music.

Descent to Destruction is a black and death metal band from Malmo, Sweden, formed in 2025. The project merges black metal with death metal from southern Sweden.

Desdania is a symphonic metal project that began in Brussels before relocating to Helsinki, pairing orchestral grandeur with powerful vocals and sweeping compositions. This Belgian-Finnish axis gives them a unique perspective, drawing from both regions' rich metal traditions.

Desdemona is a technical thrash metal band from La Bastide-des-Jourdans, France, active since 2011. Named after Shakespeare's tragic heroine, they deliver technical thrash from Provence.

Desdemonia is a death metal band from Helmdange in Luxembourg, one of the Grand Duchy's longest-running extreme metal acts with roots stretching back to 1998. Their Shakespearean name lends tragic gravitas to nearly three decades of uncompromising death metal.

Desecrated Extinction is a slam/brutal death metal band from Aberdeen, Scotland, formed in 2022. They deliver desecrating slam brutality from the Granite City.

Desecrated Grounds is a death/thrash metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2017. They desecrate through fierce death/thrash from the Finnish capital.