Destruction of Orion is a solo funeral doom metal project from Sofia, Bulgaria, helmed entirely by Tehina Spasova, who handles all vocals, lyrics, and instrumentation. With releases like 'States of Horror' and 'Decreasing Brightness,' the project delivers crushing, glacially paced doom steeped in melancholy.

Destructive Behavior is a death metal band from the Voerde/Dinslaken area in North Rhine-Westphalia, formed in 2020 and living up to their name with uncompromising sonic devastation. Their sound channels the industrial grit of the Ruhr region into relentless, hard-hitting death metal.

Destrudo started as a progressive death metal project in Rome before shifting toward the more atmospheric expanses of post-metal. Named after the Freudian concept of the death drive, their music traces an arc from cerebral aggression toward contemplative, cinematic heaviness.

Destrukt started as a speed/thrash metal act in Thionville in Lorraine before evolving toward a heavier metal sound, tracing a path from youthful velocity to muscular power. Active since 2012, their evolution reflects a deepening musical maturity within the French metal underground.

Destrukto is a black and death metal band from Osthammar, Sweden, formed in 2011. The project merges black metal with death metal from the Uppsala county.

Destrypse is a grindcore act from Modica in Sicily's Ragusa province, formed in 2025 and representing the newest wave of the island's extreme music underground. Their blasting, microsecond compositions deliver maximum violence in minimum time.

Destrøyer is a blackened heavy metal band from Saint-Cloud, France, active since 1998. With over a quarter century of activity, they forge black-tinged heavy metal from the Parisian suburbs.

Desultor is a technical death metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, formed in 2013. The project delivers technically precise death metal from the Swedish capital.

Desultory is a thrash metal band from Ermelo in Gelderland, formed in 2024 and delivering the scattered, unpredictable aggression their name — meaning lacking a plan — implies. Their thrash compositions attack from unexpected angles with restless, directionless fury.