Draxhan is a progressive/post-metal band from Bordeaux, France, formed in 2023. They explore progressive and post-metal territories from southwestern France.

Drayvarg plays symphonic black metal with folk influences from Kurgan in western Siberia, active since 2014. Their multi-genre approach layers folk instrumentation and orchestral keyboards over aggressive black metal foundations, creating compositions that span from rural folk to cosmic symphonic extremity.

Draiocht is an atmospheric black metal band from Wexford, Ireland, formed in 2012. The band craft sweeping atmospheric black metal inspired by Irish landscapes and mythology.

Dread Crops is a one-person atmospheric and experimental black metal project from London, created by yaoel in 2024. Their debut demo features four tracks of ambient-tinged black metal with occult and mythological themes, including titles like Return to Thee, Wizard and Expropriating the Godhead.

Dread Persephone is a progressive metal band from Edinburgh, Scotland, formed in 2023. The band craft progressive metal compositions that balance technical complexity with atmospheric depth.

Dread Sovereign is a doom metal band from Dublin, founded by Nemtheanga of Primordial alongside drummer Dubh Sol and guitarist Bones. Playing rough old-school doom influenced by Venom, Saint Vitus, Cirith Ungol, and late-1980s sepulchral black metal, their discography includes All Hell's Martyrs, For Doom the Bell Tolls, Alchemical Warfare, and We Wield the Spear of Longinus.

Dreadbeard is a heavy/groove metal band from Schwerin, Germany, active since 2012. They deliver burly, groove-heavy metal with weight and swagger.

Dreadbeggar is a stoner and sludge metal two-piece from Hertfordshire, England, formed in 2018. Their releases include the Torment Addiction demo, Sludgefuck Blues, 9mm Painkiller, and Shibari Sigils, all channeling heavy, low-tuned stoner sludge from a stripped-down duo format.

Dreadfire plays thrash/groove metal from Lisbon, active since 2012 and igniting compositions with the fearsome intensity their name promises. Their sound merges thrash's velocity with groove metal's rhythmic weight in a combustible Lisboan hybrid.