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Slaughter & Apparatus - A Methodical Overture (2023)
Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
With Oden On Our Side (2015)
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Featured Death Metal Album
Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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Melodic death metal band from Neumunster, Germany, active since 2011. Their melodic approach channels the Gothenburg tradition with refined guitar harmonies from Schleswig-Holstein.
Human Desolation is a melodic death metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, active since 2015 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
Progressive/melodic death metal band from Tallinn, Estonia, active since 2005. Two decades of technically ambitious melodic death metal have made them a cornerstone of the Estonian metal scene.
Melodic death/groove metal band from Franconia/Bavaria, Germany, formed in 2026. The freshest melodic death-groove voice in the Bavarian scene, they blend catchy melodies with heavy grooves.
Human Sacrifice is a melodic death metal band from Mula, Spain, active since 2014 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
Hailing from Järvenpää in Finland, this melodic death/thrash metal outfit channels aggressive energy since 2017. Rooted in old-school traditions, their compositions deliver unrelenting heaviness.
Doom metal project from London, active since 2022. Their glacial compositions channel the weight and darkness of classic doom from the British capital's underground.
An established melodic death metal voice from Pombal, contributing to Portugal's underground since 2014. Heavy, downtuned riffing and relentless percussion drive their compositions.
Rooted in Nokia's underground, this melodic death/thrash metal project delivers scorching compositions with conviction since 2017. Rooted in old-school traditions, their compositions deliver unrelenting heaviness.
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