Distant Past plays progressive and melodic heavy metal from Kaufdorf in the Bernese region, active since 2010 and crafting compositions that balance classic heavy metal's power with progressive rock's structural ambition. Their name evokes the historical themes that often inspire their grandiose, narrative-driven songwriting.

Distant Shadow is a groove/thrash metal band from Hamburg, Germany, formed in 2025. They cast heavy shadows through groove and thrash metal.

Distant Shapes is a melodic death and doom metal band from Nitra, Slovakia, formed in 2016. The project merges melodic death metal with doom metal's weight.

Distant Sun is a power and thrash metal band from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2016. The project merges power metal's grandeur with thrash aggression.

Distant Thunder is a speed/thrash metal act from Gronau on the Dutch-German border, formed in 2025 and channeling the approaching-storm energy their name evokes. Their sound delivers the first rumbles of a sonic tempest built on lightning-fast riffs and pummeling rhythms.

Distillery is a heavy metal/hard rock band from Le Havre, France, active since 2001. With over two decades of output, they distill heavy metal and hard rock from Normandy's port city.

Distinct Cult is a black/thrash metal band from Leipzig, Germany, active since 2008. They forge a distinctive blend of black and thrash metal from Saxony's underground.

Distinct Way is a heavy and thrash metal band from Warsaw, Poland, formed in 2016. The project blends classic heavy metal with thrash metal aggression from the Polish capital.

Distolirium is a melodic death metal band from Goslar, Germany, formed in 2021. They craft emotive melodic death metal from the Harz region.