Darkman007 plays melodic progressive metal from Tuapse on the Black Sea coast, active since 2006 and blending technical proficiency with accessible melody from Russia's subtropical riviera. Their spy-thriller-styled name adds mystery to complex, multi-layered compositions.

Darkmess is a melodic death metal and deathcore band from Budapest, Hungary, formed in 2019. The band fuse melodic death metal hooks with the aggression of modern deathcore.

Darkmoon Warrior has been waging black metal warfare from Eberswalde in Brandenburg since 2006, forging nearly two decades of aggressive, martial-tinged compositions. Their combative name and extensive discography mark them as one of eastern Germany's most persistent black metal forces.

Darknation is a heavy/thrash metal band from the Sens/Dijon area of France, active since 2002. With over two decades of activity, they are veterans of the Burgundian metal scene.

DarkNephilim is a post-black metal band from Lyon, France, formed in 2022. They explore the ethereal spaces of post-black metal from southeastern France.

Darkness by Oath is a melodic death metal band from Arrasate-Mondragón, Basque Country, Spain, active since 2009. They deliver powerful Scandinavian-influenced melodic death metal from the Basque heartland.

Darkness Descend is a German black metal band active since 2019. They channel cold darkness and atmospheric menace through raw black metal compositions.

Darkness Falls plays melodic heavy metal from Haparanda on the Finnish border, active since 2011. Their name's cinematic descent into shadow drives compositions that balance melody with power from the northernmost edge of the Gulf of Bothnia.

Darkness Within is a doom and heavy metal band from Apeldoorn, Netherlands, formed in 2022. The project merges doom metal's crushing weight with traditional heavy metal power.