Desoluna is a doom and gothic metal band from Malmo, Sweden, formed in 2015. The project crafts dark doom/gothic metal from southern Sweden.

Desomorphine plays stoner/sludge metal from Haarlem, formed in 2025 and named after the notoriously destructive street drug. Their corrosive chemical namesake matches a sound built on toxic, fuzz-drenched riffs and sludge metal's punishing heaviness.

Dortmund's Despair hold a unique place in metal history as the band whose debut History of Hate (1988) was the very first album released by Century Media Records, helping launch what would become one of the genre's most important labels. A technically ambitious thrash and speed metal outfit, their three studio albums — History of Hate (1988), Decay of Humanity (1990), and Beyond All Reason (1992) — showcased the considerable talents of guitarist Waldemar Sorychta, who later became a sought-after heavy metal producer, and drummer Markus Freiwald, who would eventually join Sodom.

Despair Eternal is a Berlin-based black metal act formed in 2022, channeling unending bleakness into tremolo-driven compositions. Their name promises anguish without resolution, and their music delivers precisely that — black metal as an expression of permanent desperation.

Despairation is a band from Naila, Germany, active since 2004, whose sound evolved from melodic power/speed metal into progressive and gothic rock. Their stylistic journey reflects an adventurous creative spirit spanning two decades.

Despairhate is a symphonic metal band from Nancy, France, active since 2013. They channel despair and hatred through symphonic metal from Lorraine.

Desparity plays death/doom metal from Rotterdam, formed in 2022 and channeling inequality and division into slowly crushing compositions. Their name's evocation of disparity carries social weight within a genre traditionally focused on personal and existential despair.

Despectus is a symphonic melodic death metal band from Kharkiv, Ukraine, formed in 2011. The project layers symphonic elements over melodic death metal from eastern Ukraine.

Desperandum Gothica is a doom/black metal act from Erembodegem in Belgium, formed in 2017 and blending the slow, crushing weight of doom with black metal's tremolo-driven atmosphere. Their Latin-tinged name evokes gothic desperation, which aptly describes their music's emotional register.