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Slaughter & Apparatus - A Methodical Overture (2023)
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With Oden On Our Side (2015)
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Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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Emerging from Espoo's underground, this melodic death metal act has been forging grim sonic fury since 2016. Technical precision and brutal aggression merge in their approach to the genre.
Electronic groove/melodic death metal and synthwave project from Germany, formed in 2018. Their audacious fusion of electronic dance music elements with death metal heaviness creates a uniquely futuristic take on extreme metal.
Melodic death metal band from Essen, Germany, active since 2010. Their polished sound brings Scandinavian-influenced melodic death metal to the heart of the Ruhr industrial region.
Emerging from Padua's underground, this melodic death/black metal act has been forging thunderous sonic fury since 2015. Icy melodies interwoven with blast-beaten fury characterize their output.
Harmony Breaks is a melodic death/groove metal band from Zelenograd, Russia, active since 2016 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
Death metal, grindcore, and goregrind act from Coventry in the West Midlands, active since 2018. Their provocatively grotesque name matches visceral compositions exploring the most extreme corners of underground metal.
Melodic death metal band from Vienna, Austria, featuring the interplay of harsh male vocals and clean female vocals from frontwoman Chiara Francesca Dezi. Their debut album Collapse, produced by guitarist Marco Cudan, showcases intricate songwriting across ten tracks of thrash-tinged melodic death metal.
Melodic death metal/metalcore band from Krefeld, Germany, active since 2008. Their polished sound merges Gothenburg-influenced melodic death metal with the dynamic energy of metalcore.
Melodic death metal band from the backwaters of Kokemaki, Finland, featuring a six-piece lineup with keyboards. Their 2012 EP "Era Of New Lies" delivers four tracks of melodic death metal blending aggressive instrumentation with melodic elements across compositions ranging from three to five minutes.
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