Dead Rooster is a Buenos Aires metal band formed in 2012, rooted in drone and doom metal before evolving toward a rawer blend of black metal and punk, drawing comparisons to Hellhammer, Celtic Frost, Venom, and Discharge. Their debut EP "Witches of Belial" was recorded in November 2011 at Music Factory Studio in Buenos Aires and released on cassette in 2012 through Coche Bomba Records, later appearing digitally via The Return Recs in 2013.

Deaf Owl is a sludge/doom metal trio from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, formed in 2023, featuring members performing under the names Doomed, Atrox, and Triturado. The band released the single "Life Waster" in October 2023, recorded at Dark Cave Studio, followed by their debut album "From the Bottom of the Sewers" in April 2024, delivering a self-described "bruto e direto" (rough and direct) take on sludge metal.

Defacer is a black/doom metal band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, listed on Metal Archives under ID 17147. The band blends black metal atmospherics with doom metal heaviness, operating out of the historically rich Brazilian extreme metal scene centered in Belo Horizonte. Their Bandcamp page (defacerkdy) hosts their recorded output, which explores occult and dark themes characteristic of the genre.

Delirium Projekt is a gothic and doom metal project from Temuco, Araucanía, Chile, originally founded by members of the Chilean doom act Lapsus Dei. The project operates as a largely solo effort with Rodrigo Poblete handling all instruments and vocals, and released the album From Natural Waves in 2013 through Sun Empire Productions.

Denun is a gothic/doom metal band from Santiago, Chile, founded in 2001 by guitarist Claudio Molina and vocalist Paula Vilches, whose name derives from the Mapudungun phrase meaning "to do justice." The band released their debut album "Toluken" in 2005, appeared on Chilean metal compilations including "From The Land That God Forgot" (2006), and returned with their second full-length "Uroboros" in 2021. Their sound blends atmospheric doom with symphonic arrangements and female vocals sung in Spanish.

Desert Road is a stoner/heavy/doom metal band from La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, co-founded by Matías Taubas Oyola and drummer Lisandro Díaz Dorigatti. The band released a series of Bandcamp recordings including The Tour Guide EP (2013) and the seasonal series The Seasons Collection: Spring and The Seasons Collection: Fall (both 2014–2015), building a self-released catalog of fuzz-heavy instrumental and heavy rock material.

Desert Witch is a doom and stoner metal band from Santiago, Chile, formed in 2021 by vocalist Valeria Pérez, guitarist Emilio Nova, bassist Eduardo Fuentes, and drummer Alejandro Sanhueza. The band blends doom, occult rock, and dark psychedelia, pairing dense, heavy instrumentation with melodic Spanish-language vocals. Their debut album "La Otra Razón" was released in May 2025 to international critical acclaim, with reviewers highlighting their atmospheric heaviness and distinctive vocal approach.

Desmodus Rothundus was a death/doom metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, active in the 1990s Brazilian underground extreme metal scene. The band, alongside Guehenom, later evolved into the project Tenebrario.

Destiny Old Die is a doom metal band from Jaboatão dos Guararapes, Pernambuco, Brazil, operating within the greater Recife metropolitan area. Active and listed on Encyclopaedia Metallum, the band contributes to the underground doom metal scene of northeastern Brazil.