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German melodic death metal band from Salem in Baden-Württemberg, formed in 2017. They forge melodic death metal with sharp songwriting from the shores of Lake Constance.
Spanish melodic death metal band from A Coruña in Galicia, formed in 2013. They deliver fierce melodic death metal from the Atlantic coast of northwestern Spain.
German melodic death metal and metalcore band from Munich and Holzkirchen, formed in 2018. They pair melodic death metal harmonies with metalcore's punchy breakdowns from Upper Bavaria.
Ioannina-based melodic black metal project active since 2013, tempering raw aggression with sweeping arrangements and harmonized guitar leads. Their approach balances the genre's inherent hostility with moments of dark grandeur.
Melodic death metal outfit from Orekhovo-Zuyevo, formed in 2008. Twin-guitar harmonies and soaring lead work temper the brutality of blast beats and growled vocals, creating compositions that are both punishing and anthemic.
Oslo-based melodic death/thrash metal act active since 2019, combining the aggression of both genres with harmonized guitar leads and dynamic songwriting. Their sound bridges the gap between Gothenburg-style melody and thrash metal's riff-driven intensity.
Portsmouth-based outfit that evolved from melodic death/thrash roots into a technical death metal powerhouse across three albums since 2007. Winners of the 2009 Metal to the Masses competition at Bloodstock, their recordings at 16th Cellar Studios in Rome earned praise from Terrorizer for their technical fury.
Groove metal outfit from Rotterdam, formed in 2014. Their material trades in the satisfying crunch of heavy, rhythmically driven riffs that demand involuntary neck movement.
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