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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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Melodic black metal band from Ylöjärvi, Finland formed in 2023. Wooden Shadow weaves melodic passages into a black metal framework, drawing from the forested landscapes of the Tampere region.
Melodic black metal band from Stockholm, Sweden active since 2015. Wormwood has earned acclaim for their atmospheric take on melodic black metal, blending Scandinavian darkness with sweeping, emotive compositions.
Melodic black/death metal project from Baden-Württemberg, Germany emerging in 2024. Wrakjon fuses the melodic sensibility of both black and death metal traditions into a potent hybrid from southwestern Germany.
Xavernah is an atmospheric melodic black/death metal project from Rhenen, Netherlands, formed in 2025. Their debut album "Absence" (February 2025) spans 44 minutes of cosmic desolation and existential decay, blending crushing riffs with sweeping orchestration and even incorporating poetry by Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Melodic black/death metal band from Germany, formed in 2024 with Lovecraftian themes evident in their name, taken from H.P. Lovecraft's Great Race of Yith. Their debut album "Descent Into Desolation" features four extended atmospheric compositions including the 22-minute opus "Pathogenesis."
Melodic black metal band from the UK, formed in 2023 and named after the ancient Brythonic name for Glastonbury. Their medieval-influenced melodic black metal draws from British folklore and mythology, blending atmospheric composition with sharp black metal intensity.
Melodic black metal band from Varna, Bulgaria, formed in 2023. Their releases including "The Frigid Beauty" and "The Sign" showcase an Eastern European take on melodic black metal, incorporating both Bulgarian-language and English-language material.
Zimogroz is a melodic black/death metal band from Dubrovnik, Croatia, founded in 2018. Their debut album "Old Mystic Lore" (2020) on Geenger Records features ten tracks exploring medieval themes and Dubrovnik's history, delivered with accomplished musicianship and powerful vocals.
Zophrenia is a symphonic/melodic black metal band from Strömsund, Sweden, formed in 2016. They fuse sweeping symphonic arrangements with melodic black metal from the remote reaches of northern Sweden.
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