Dreadful Deathreign is a death metal band from João Monlevade, Minas Gerais, Brazil, formed around 2019–2021 by Anderlon A. (bass and vocals) alongside guitarists Fabrício S. and Valber N., with drummer Amazarack completing the lineup in 2020. Rooted firmly in 1990s old-school death metal, the band released their debut EP "The Bloody Terror" in July 2022, recorded at Paralelo Studio in João Monlevade.

Dreadnox is a melodic heavy metal band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, built around vocalist Fabio Schneider and guitarist Kiko Dittert. After a long hiatus the band returned with the album "Dance of Ignorance" (2010), produced by Renato Tribuzy, followed by "The Hero Inside" (2014), which was mixed by Roy Z and mastered by Maor Appelbaum.

Dreams of December is a post-black metal project from Minas Gerais, Brazil, formed in 2021. The band released their debut album "Ashes of a Decadent Life" that same year, a seven-track record in the blackgaze and post-black metal tradition, with tracks drawing on philosophical and literary themes including the poetry of William Blake.

Drearylands was a power metal band from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, active from around 1999–2000. The band released two albums — "Some Dreary Songs" (2000) and "Heliopolis" (2003), the latter recorded at Vértice Estúdio in Salvador on Maniac Records — before splitting up, with a later return yielding the album "No Poetry Lasts" (2017).

Drogula is a Buenos Aires stoner/doom duo founded in March 2022 by Nicolas Casabona (guitar/vocals) and Marcelo Soria (drums), who describe their sound as "sludge stoner space doom with occultist touches of necropsycodelia." The band released their debut full-length "Volume 1" on March 1, 2023, followed by "Volume 2" in January 2025, with both records receiving vinyl editions through Austin-based Herby Records.

Dromo is a Buenos Aires trio formed in 2023 by Fernando Valdez (vocals), Lisandro Contreras (guitars/bass), and Javier Ruíz (drums), playing heavy doom-inflected metal. The band released their self-titled EP on February 1, 2025, a three-track effort recorded at Basement Estudios and LOC Estudio and mixed and mastered by Contreras himself.

Drowning in Sorrow is a depressive black metal project from Minas Gerais, Brazil, formed in 2014. The duo consists of Azi-Dahak on vocals, drum programming, and lyrics, and P.A.I.N on guitars, blending the raw minimalism of DSBM with a distinctly Brazilian underground aesthetic.

Dräkul is a black metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2024. The band released the album Mondgesänge in October 2024 and followed it with Return of Wallachian Times in June 2025 via Onlyhate Propaganda, a release featuring themes of war, vampirism, and death.

Dumbieja is a heavy/thrash metal band from Mar del Plata, Argentina, whose lineup consists of Juan Ibañez (vocals and guitars), Martin Ageitos (guitars), Nicolás Rubiales (drums), and Leo Toba (bass). The band recorded and produced their debut album "Imágenes del Triste Ayer" entirely at a home studio between March and August 2020 during the COVID-19 quarantine, releasing it on December 18, 2020. The seven-track album is described as a pseudo-conceptual work exploring personal experiences, blending old-school thrash sensibilities with heavy metal groove.