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Infinite Terror (2024)
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With Fang and Claw (2025)
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Drowned in my Loneliness (2008)
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Dysposium is a melodic black metal band from Klaipeda, Lithuania, formed in 2013. The project channels atmospheric and melodic black metal from the Lithuanian Baltic coast.
Dystopia is a melodic black metal band from Nicosia, Cyprus, active since 2012 and combining black metal aggression with death metal heaviness and melodic sophistication. Their layered compositions balance blast-beating fury with atmospheric, contemplative passages.
Melodic black/death metal act from Karlsruhe, Germany, fusing the harmonic richness of melodic metal with the aggression of black and death metal since 2021. Their German name, combining "iron" and "grind," captures the metallic ferocity of their crossover approach.
Melodic black metal project from Paris, France launched in 2025. They bring fresh melodic intensity to the Parisian black metal scene.
Melodic black metal project from Hambrucken in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, formed in 2024, wrapping melodic sensibility around black metal's atmospheric darkness. Their approach balances the genre's raw intensity with harmonic richness.
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Laying down tracks since 2022, this Batley Black Metal and Melodic Black Metal outfit delivers icy tremolo lines cascading over relentless percussion. Their place within the UK's ever-evolving heavy music tradition speaks to the depth of the region's heavy music culture.
Atmospheric/melodic black metal band from Bucharest, Romania active since 2016. Their sound layers melodic elements over atmospheric black metal foundations from the Romanian capital.
Drawing from Stockholm's musical fabric, this Swedish act forges Black Metal and Melodic Black Metal built on second-wave ferocity filtered through modern production sensibilities. Their recordings conjure desolation through sheets of tremolo-picked guitar.
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