Darkshines plays gothic/thrash metal from Kragujevac in central Serbia, formed in 2024 and creating an unusual genre pairing that merges gothic metal's dark atmospherics with thrash's velocity. This combination creates a distinctive sound that draws from both genres' emotional intensity.

Darksied is a death metal band from the West Midlands, England, active since 2013. They play crushing death metal from the English heartland.

Darksite is a thrash metal band from the UK, active since 2013. They deliver site-specific thrash metal aggression.

Darksky is a Milanese outfit fusing speed metal velocity with progressive metal's structural complexity, creating compositions that race forward at breakneck pace while navigating unexpected time changes and harmonic detours. Their dual-genre approach yields material that satisfies both the need for adrenaline and intellectual engagement.

DarkSoul is a black metal band from Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany, active since 2013. They explore the depths of black metal's sonic extremity with unwavering commitment to the genre's dark traditions.

Darkspace is a legendary atmospheric black metal band from Bern, Switzerland, active since 2002 and known for their cosmic, immersive soundscapes across the numbered 'Dark Space' album series. Their music creates vast, layered textures that evoke the void of deep space through lo-fi, ambient-infused black metal.

Darkstalker is a progressive/thrash metal band from the Norman port city of Le Havre, active since 2022 and hunting through complex time signatures and aggressive riffing. Their predatory name suits a sound that stalks the boundaries between progressive metal's complexity and thrash's raw power.

Darkstar is a heavy metal band from Vienna, releasing material under the Bandcamp handle thenorf. They operate within traditional heavy metal territory, carrying on the classic European hard rock and metal lineage rooted in the 1980s.

Darkstone is a death metal band from Sweden, formed in 2019. The project delivers aggressive Swedish death metal.