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Featured Album
Where Fear And Weapons Meet (2021)
Featured Sludge Metal Album
AMENRA “De zotte morgen” (written by Zjef Vanuytsel) (2020)
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Featured Doom Metal Album
With Fang and Claw (2025)
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German melodic death metal and metalcore band from Giessen, formed in 2015. They blend melodic death metal's guitar harmonies with metalcore's punchy aggression.
Newcastle upon Tyne-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.
Finnish melodic death metal band from the Kuopio-Varkaus region, formed in 2021. They craft melodic death metal from the lake country of Savonia.
Finnish thrash/melodic death metal band from Porvoo, formed in 2025. They deliver cutting thrash-melodeath from the historic coastal town east of Helsinki.
Spanish melodic death/groove metal and metalcore band from Mieres in Asturias, formed in 2012. They blend three aggressive styles with melodic sensibility from the Asturian mining valleys.
Finnish melodic deathcore band from Seinäjoki, formed in 2024. They deliver melodic deathcore from the Ostrobothnian plains.
Czech melodic death metal and metalcore band from Jindřichův Hradec, formed in 2017. Their sound bridges the melodic sensibility of Scandinavian death metal with metalcore's rhythmic aggression.
Finnish melodic death metal band from Tornio, formed in 2024. They craft melodic death metal from the Swedish-Finnish border in the far north.
Limanowa-based melodic death metal act active since 2024, 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.
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