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Stockholm, SE · 2011–present · active
Melodic death metal act from Stockholm, active since 2011. Carmilla — named after the classic vampire novella — delivers dark, hook-driven death metal from the Swedish capital.
Rome, IT · 2021–present · active
Melodic death metal act from Rome, formed in 2021. Carna — named after the Roman goddess of vital organs — delivers melody-driven death metal from the Italian capital.
Nynäshamn, SE · 2013–present · active
Melodic death metal band from Nynäshamn south of Stockholm, active since 2013. Carnage Cafe serves up melodeath in the classic Swedish tradition.
Oettingen in Bayern, DE · 2015–present · active
Melodic death metal band from Oettingen in Bayern, Germany, formed in 2015. They blend the technical precision of death metal with melodic guitar harmonies and dynamic songwriting.
SE · 1997–present · active
Carnal Forge formed in Sala, Sweden in 1997, founded as a side project by Jari Kuusisto and Stefan Westerberg from the band In Thy Dreams, and named after a track on Carcass's Heartwork. Their debut Who's Gonna Burn appeared in 1998, and the band went on to sign with Century Media Records, releasing Firedemon in 2000. Their sound fused Swedish melodic death metal structures with the blunt force of American thrash.
Örebro, SE · 2012–present · active
Melodic death-thrash band from Örebro, active since 2012. Carnosus delivers aggressive, hook-driven extreme metal from central Sweden.
Maaseik, BE · 2017–present · active
Death metal band from Maaseik, Belgium, active since 2017, whose sound evolved from straightforward death metal in their early work toward a more melodic death metal direction. They represent the extreme metal scene from Belgium's easternmost reaches near the Dutch border.
Murcia, ES · 2014–present · active
Melodic black-death metal band from Murcia, Spain, formed in 2014. They weave melodic elements through blackened death metal from southeastern Spain.
Oldenburg, DE · 2016–present · active
Melodic death metal and metalcore band from Oldenburg, Germany, formed in 2016. They combine the melodic guitar harmonies of Scandinavian death metal with modern metalcore breakdowns and dynamics.

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