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Viribus Unitis (2025)
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Nihility (2002)
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Obnoxious Demos (2014)
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Hellhaven is a melodic death/power metal band from Mosjøen, Norway, active since 2010 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
Hellhog is a melodic death metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, active since 2012 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
Hellucination is a groove/melodic death metal band from Rome, Italy, active since 2015 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
Melodic death metal band from Offenburg, Germany, active since 2015. Their melodic approach balances sweeping guitar harmonies with death metal intensity from the Upper Rhine plain.
Helslave is a melodic death metal band from Rome, Italy, active since 2015 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
Melodic death metal band from Las Palmas, Spain, formed in 2018. Their polished sound channels Scandinavian-influenced melodic death metal from the sun-drenched Canary Islands.
An established melodic death metal/metalcore voice from Sremska Mitrovica, contributing to Serbia's underground since 2025. Rooted in old-school traditions, their compositions deliver unrelenting heaviness.
Melodic death metal band from Bonn, Germany, active since 2015. Their polished sound delivers Scandinavian-influenced melodic death metal from the former capital on the Rhine.
Melodic death/black metal project from Germany, formed in 2023. Their fierce blend of melodic precision and black/death metal aggression brings a fresh voice to the German extreme underground.
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