DannaH Project is an instrumental heavy/post-metal project from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, formed in 2016. Performing without vocals — described as "no voice, no face, just lights and shadows through the sound" — the project blends aggressive and melancholic passages across a prolific output that includes the 2024 album All Empires Must Fall, their eighth release, recorded at Ilha do Fuzz Estúdio in Belo Horizonte.

Darchitect is a death/thrash metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2014 by Alex Marras, Gabe Gifoli, and Lucas Coca — alumni of bands Hawker Hart and Vennegorth. The band's name fuses "dark" and "architect," reflecting themes of hell, chaos, depression, and society; their debut album Mechanical Healing was released in March 2017 via Die Hard Records after being tracked at The Bunker studio in São Paulo.

Dark Abyss of Life was a depressive black/gothic metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, operating under that name from 2012 until their split-up. Originally known as Raining Forest, the band explored themes of death, nostalgia, and personal struggle, and released material through their Bandcamp page before ultimately disbanding.

Dark Ages is a death/thrash metal band from Goiânia, Brazil, listed on Encyclopaedia Metallum since their early activity with demos including Wild and Dark Places and Pesadelo released in 2004, before re-emerging under their current active lineup. The band plays aggressive extreme metal rooted in the thrash and death traditions of the Brazilian metal underground.

Dark Alliance is a heavy metal band from the Marília/Tupã region of São Paulo state, Brazil, formed in 2024. The band plays traditional heavy metal with themes centered on fantasy, evil, darkness, and power, and is listed on Encyclopaedia Metallum as an independent act with a lineup featuring vocals, twin guitars, bass, and drums.

Dark Altar was a black/death metal band from Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil, active in the mid-to-late 2010s. Drawing influence from Death, Belphegor, Sarcófago, and Mayhem, the band pursued a raw, ritualistic extreme metal sound; scheduling conflicts and creative differences ultimately led to their permanent disbandment following a failed reunion attempt in 2020.

Dark Asylum is a power/thrash metal band from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, formed in 2003 and known for blending heavy aggression with melody across both genres. After an extended hiatus, the band resurfaced in 2021 with the EP Deep in the Madness — tracks recorded in 2007 but only then released — featuring guest appearances from Cássio Grovermann of Megalon and guitarist Richard Powell.

Dark Butcher is a death metal band from Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, listed on Metal Archives with anti-Christian lyrical themes. The band was short-lived and has since split up, leaving behind a small body of independent releases.

Dark Desires is a raw black metal band from Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil, active from 2004 to 2024 as an unsigned, independent project. Their debut material was originally conceived in 2004 but not recorded and released until 2014, with releases including the album "Black Hearts" and "The Wanderer and His Shadow" on Bandcamp.