Darkhaven is a progressive/heavy metal band from Bristol, England, formed in 2020. They craft ambitious progressive metal from the West Country.

Darkheart is a Tallinn-based black metal act formed in 2024, representing the newest generation of Estonian black metal emerging from the Baltic's most digitally connected capital. Their straightforward name speaks to a sincere commitment to the genre's dark emotional core.

Darkified plays death/black metal from Soderoping in Ostergotland, active since 2018. Their name's transformation-into-darkness suits music that merges death metal's crushing physicality with black metal's atmospheric malice.

Darkinfrost is a raw black metal band from Horishni Plavni, Ukraine, formed in 2014. The project channels lo-fi raw black metal.

Darking is an epic heavy metal band from Piombino, the same Tuscan steel town that spawned Dark Quarterer, and carries forward that city's tradition of ambitious, narrative-driven metal. Their material draws on historical and mythological themes delivered with the grandeur and dramatic flair that defines Italian epic metal.

Darkkreis is a symphonic black metal band from Albertville, France, formed in 2016. They blend symphonic grandeur with black metal from the French Alps.

Darklands plays gothic/doom metal from Sundsvall in northern Sweden, active since 2013. Their Bauhaus-referencing name connects them to the gothic tradition while their doom-metal weight anchors their sound in Scandinavian heaviness.

Darklight is a project from Mako, Hungary, formed in 2018, that evolved from industrial metal beginnings into ambient and classical territory. The project's stylistic journey reflects a widening musical vision beyond heavy metal.

Darklon is a power metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2017 and rooted in the US power metal tradition. They have performed extensively across Greece, Cyprus, and Germany, with their 2023 appearance at the Up the Hammers festival earning outstanding reviews, and their discography includes Rise from Death (2019), The Redeemer (2023), and Mind Reaper (2025).