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Voerde, DE · 1997–present · active
Night in Gales is a melodic death metal band from Voerde in North Rhine-Westphalia, active since 1997. Nearly three decades of melodic death metal make them one of the most enduring acts in the German melodeath scene.
Rivas-Vaciamadrid, ES · 2013–present · active
Night Symphony is a melodic death and folk metal band from Rivas-Vaciamadrid near the Spanish capital, active since 2013. The band weaves folk melodies into melodic death metal from the Madrid metropolitan area.
Kozani, GR · 2017–present · active
Kozani-based act that evolved from straightforward thrash metal into a more technical death/thrash hybrid, reflecting an ambition that outgrew their initial boundaries. Their progression from raw speed to intricate brutality mirrors a band constantly pushing their own musical limits.
Paderborn, DE · 2019–present · active
Nightbearer is a death metal band from Paderborn in North Rhine-Westphalia, active since 2019. The band delivers punishing death metal from the cathedral city in the Westphalian heartland.
Rome, IT · 2014–present · active
Roman black/death metal act formed in 2014, merging the atmospheric intensity of black metal with death metal's guttural extremity from Italy's eternal city. Their fusion channels the darkest impulses of both genres.
Vienna, AT · 2021–present · active
Nightfall in Eden is a Viennese death/black metal band established in 2021, with releases including 'The Great Darkness' and 'Sinister Universe.' The project channels a grim fusion of death and black metal traditions from Austria's capital city.
Pesaro, IT · 2011–present · active
Pesaro act that evolved from folk/death/power metal origins into a symphonic death metal direction, reflecting an increasingly orchestral creative vision since 2011. Their transformation toward cinematic grandeur speaks to an ambition that outgrew conventional genre boundaries.
Vratsa, BG · 2016–present · active
Nightmare is a death metal band from Vratsa, Bulgaria, active since 2016. The band delivers crushing death metal from the foot of the Balkan Mountains in northwestern Bulgaria.
Bielefeld, DE · 2021–present · active
Nightmare Concert is a death metal band from Bielefeld, active since 2021. The band brings nightmarish death metal to the East Westphalian city often joked to not exist.

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