Dawnsleeper is a death metal band from the UK, formed in 2023. They deliver crushing death metal from the British underground.

Dawnstar is a black metal band from Germany, active since 2002. As one of the longer-running acts in the German black metal underground, they have spent over two decades refining their dark craft.

Dawnwatcher is a NWOBHM/heavy metal/hard rock band from Keighley, England, formed in 2019. They carry the NWOBHM torch from the Yorkshire Dales.

Dawohl plays brutal death metal from Mulhouse in Alsace, formed in 2022 and delivering punishing extremity from the Franco-German borderlands. Their affirmative German-styled name contrasts with music that offers nothing comforting — only relentless, crushing brutality.

Day Before is a metalcore band from Pardubice, Czech Republic, active since 2012 and delivering emotionally charged compositions built on aggressive breakdowns and melodic passages. Their approach balances heaviness with accessible hooks in the modern metalcore tradition.

Day of Mourning is a doom metal band from Schwarzenberg, Germany, formed in 2018. They channel grief and desolation through monumental, slow-burning doom compositions.

Day of the Beast is a black metal act from Dunkirk on France's northern coast, active since 2008 and channeling apocalyptic themes through atmospheric, tremolo-driven compositions. Their biblical name references the prophesied end times that fuel their nearly two decades of dark artistry.

Daybreak is a progressive metal band from Miskolc, Hungary, formed in 2023. The band craft technically ambitious progressive metal compositions with modern production sensibilities.

Daydream is a melodic power/speed metal band from Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, formed in 2018. They deliver soaring melodies and high-speed precision in the European power metal tradition.