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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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Nóttcarv is a melodic black/death metal band from Klaipėda, Lithuania, formed in 2023. They bring Scandinavian-influenced extreme metal from Lithuania's major Baltic Sea port.
Nodtveidt is a melodic black/death metal project from Sofia, Bulgaria, formed in 2025. The project is among Bulgaria's newest extreme metal entries, blending melodic sensibility with blackened death metal ferocity.
Nyr Gata is a melodic black/death metal project from the Neunkirchen-Nahe area of the Saarland, active since 2015. The project fuses melodic black and death metal from the wooded hills of southwestern Germany.
Malmo melodic black/death metal act active since 2014, blending the two styles from southern Sweden's largest city. Their approach draws naturally from the region's deep well of both melodic death metal and black metal traditions.
Norwegian extreme metal band from Stord with a career arc spanning death metal, symphonic black metal, and melodic black metal since 1998. Their stylistic evolution across multiple phases reflects the creative restlessness of the Bergen-area black metal tradition.
Zwolle melodic black/doom metal act active since 2014, pairing black metal's frigid atmosphere with doom's crushing deliberateness. Over a decade in the Overijssel capital, they have cultivated a distinctly melancholic style that favors mood over speed.
Melodic black metal band from Riga, Latvia, active since 2017. Their infernal-themed name accompanies melodic black metal from the Baltic capital.
Cardiff's Ofnus weaves melodic black metal with a distinctly Welsh atmosphere, layering soaring tremolo harmonies over blast-driven foundations. Their compositions balance raw aggression with moments of haunting melodic beauty.
Munich progressive/melodic black metal project formed in 2021, applying progressive structures and melodic sophistication to a black metal foundation. Bavaria's capital provides an unlikely but increasingly fertile ground for ambitious extreme metal.
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