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Viribus Unitis (2025)
Featured Groove Metal Album
Nihility (2002)
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Featured Thrash Metal Album
Obnoxious Demos (2014)
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Melodic black-death metal band from Rosslau in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, formed in 2020. They weave melodic elements through a foundation of black and death metal.
Gothic melodic death metal band from the Karlsruhe/Stuttgart area, Germany, active since 2004. They merge dark gothic atmospheres with melodic death metal harmonies across two decades of activity.
Melodic blackened death metal act from Chernihiv in northern Ukraine, formed in 2021. Crystal Sword delivers melody-driven extreme metal from the ancient city near the Belarusian border.
Melodic death-thrash metal band from the Melun/Fontainebleau area near Paris, France. They merge melodic death metal with thrash speed from the Ile-de-France.
Melodic death metal band from Tampere, Finland, active since 2013. They craft crystalline melodic death metal from Finland's third-largest city.
Melodic death metal band from the Bonn/Bocholt area, Germany, formed in 2021. They blend melodic guitar harmonies with death metal aggression.
Melodic death metal band from Reykjavík, formed in 2016. Cult of Lilith is known for technically demanding, progressive-leaning death metal that pushes compositional boundaries.
Melodic death metal act from Saint Petersburg, formed in 2018. Cult of Madness delivers hook-driven extremity from Russia's cultural capital.
Folk-infused melodic death metal band from Valencia, Spain, active since 2005. With two decades of history, Curial blend folk elements with melodic death metal from the Mediterranean coast.
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