Desolate Default is a death metal/metalcore band from Hanover, Germany, active since 2014. They merge death metal's heaviness with metalcore's intensity and dynamics.

Desolate Desire is a gothic/doom metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2015. They blend gothic elegance with doom metal's crushing weight.

Desolate Empyrean is a death and doom metal band from Lodz, Poland, formed in 2022. The project merges death metal's aggression with doom metal's crushing weight.

Desolate Grave is a funeral doom and symphonic death metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 2022. The project crafts devastatingly slow doom with symphonic textures.

Desolate Heaven is a black metal band from Minsk, Belarus, whose tagline 'Follow the Darkness, Exhale the Light' encapsulates their atmospheric approach. With releases titled in Russian like 'Pepel' (Ash) and 'Oskvernenie' (Desecration), they draw on dark, introspective themes through sweeping black metal compositions.

Desolate Horizon is a thrash metal band from Preston, England, active since 2014. They deliver horizon-reaching thrash from Lancashire.

Desolate Misery is a black/doom metal band from Darlington, England, emerging in 2025. They channel desolation and misery through black doom from the North East.

Desolate Pathway is an epic doom metal band from London, England, active since 2014. They walk desolate paths through majestic epic doom.

Desolate Realm is a heavy/doom metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2020. They explore desolate sonic landscapes through heavy and doom metal.