Austrian melodic death/black metal project channeling heathen rituals and environmental crisis themes through heavy riffage and sinister melodies. Their debut album Lighttaker pairs atmospheric textures with aggressive instrumentation.

Finnish melodic death/groove metal band from Kouvola, formed in 2020. They craft fallen melodic death metal with groove elements from the forests of southeastern Finland.

Melodic death metal band from Herne, Belgium, active since 2013. They channel the Gothenburg-influenced melodic death metal tradition through a Belgian lens.

Finnish melodic death/thrash metal band from Joensuu, formed in 2011. They deliver backstabbing melodeath-thrash from the eastern Finnish lake district.

Finnish melodic death metal band from Kokkola, formed in 2021. They craft melodic death metal from the Central Ostrobothnian coast.

Finnish band from Helsinki, formed in 2011, whose sound evolved from rock and hard rock toward melodic death and viking metal. Their dramatic stylistic transformation reflects an increasingly heavy and Nordic vision.

German melodic death metal and metalcore band from Fürstenwalde, formed in 2009. They fuse Scandinavian-style melodic death metal with the rhythmic intensity and breakdowns of metalcore.

Florence-based melodic thrash metal act active since 2012, tempering the genre's trademark aggression with harmonized guitar leads and dynamic songwriting. Their approach delivers thrash metal's visceral energy without sacrificing melodic accessibility.

Camposampiero (Padua)-based melodic death metal act active since 2013, threading harmonized guitar leads and memorable hooks through aggressive, double-bass-driven arrangements. Their approach balances accessibility with genuine heaviness, drawing from the Gothenburg tradition.