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Infinite Terror (2024)
Featured Doom Metal Album
With Fang and Claw (2025)
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Featured Metalcore Album
Drowned in my Loneliness (2008)
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Melodic black metal project from Clos du Doubs, Switzerland, formed in 2026. A fresh voice in Swiss black metal, they bring melodic sophistication to the genre from the pastoral landscapes of the Jura.
Berlin-based band active since 2010, evolving from melodic black metal origins into hard rock territory. Their dramatic stylistic shift demonstrates a willingness to completely reinvent their sound across genres.
Hiidenhauta is a melodic black metal band from Pori, Finland, formed in 2013. They craft atmospheric melodic black metal with sweeping melodies and emotional depth.
Melodic black/death metal band from Stuttgart, Germany, active since 2014. Their sophisticated blend of melodic precision and extreme metal aggression brings technical excellence to the Swabian scene.
Hilde is a melodic death metal (early); melodic black metal (later) band from Marseille, France, formed in 2020. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
Thrash metal act from Brighton, active since 2019. Their aggressive compositions bring thrash metal fury to the English south coast's eclectic music scene.
Hin Onde is a melodic black/folk metal band from Hyvinkää, Finland, formed in 1998. They craft atmospheric melodic black metal with sweeping melodies and emotional depth.
Operating from Kaliningrad, this melodic black metal project has been shaping scorching sound since 2025. Their sound channels tremolo-driven fury and blasting percussion through walls of distortion.
Horn Project is a melodic black metal band from Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy, formed in 2021. They craft atmospheric melodic black metal with sweeping melodies and emotional depth.
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