Desecration of Mankind is a black metal band from Oleksandriia, Ukraine, formed in 2020. The project channels dark black metal from the Kirovohrad region.

Desecration Rites is a raw black metal band from Zaragoza, Spain, formed in 2016. They perform unholy rituals through raw, uncompromising black metal from Aragón.

Desecrator of Ichor is a bestial black/death metal band from Greece, formed in 2024 and releasing through Casket Sanctuary Productions. Their debut Apex Nocturnus (2024) delivers ten tracks of pure bestial desecration across thirty-two minutes, issued as a limited digipak CD edition of one hundred hand-numbered copies.

Desert Crone is a sludge and stoner metal band from Sundsvall, Sweden, formed in 2023. The project delivers heavy sludge and stoner metal from the Norrland coast.

An Austrian groove/thrash metal band whose full-length album 'Down' features nine tracks of heavy, riff-centric metal. The band operates independently and has maintained a presence in Austrian metal databases as a compact, unsigned act.

Desert Gatan is a stoner-sludge metal band from Brig, deep in the Swiss Alps, fusing heavy guitar riffs with psychedelic rock and progressive metal influences. Their albums 'Mental War' and 'Consume at High Volume' combine 1970s-inspired grooves with thick, crushing modern sludge.

Desert Icons is a Madrid-based sludge metal act active since 2011, crafting massive, distorted compositions inspired by the arid landscapes of central Spain. Their sound channels the desolation of the Castilian meseta into heavy, repetitive riffs that shimmer with heat-haze intensity.

Desert Lord plays stoner, doom, and heavy metal from Helsinki, active since 2011 and channeling the international stoner-doom tradition through the darkness of Finnish winters. Their name evokes dry-heat desolation, an ironic contrast to Helsinki's Baltic cold that gives their fuzz-soaked sound a unique character.

Desert Near the End is a power/thrash metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2014, featuring vocalist Alexandros Papandreou, guitarists Spyros Vasilakis and Jason Ioakeim, bassist Akis Prasinikas, and drummer Stelios Pepinidis. Their fifth album Tides of Time (2024), recorded at Incorporated M. Studios, continues their exploration of epic themes spanning fallen cities, heroes, and forgotten tales.