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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 death metal/metalcore band from Madrid, Spain, active since 2015. Their polished sound bridges Scandinavian melodic death metal with modern metalcore intensity.
Bulgarian black metal band from Sofia, formed in 2013, whose sound has evolved from raw black metal origins into melodic death/black metal territory. This stylistic progression demonstrates their ambition to push beyond the boundaries of a single subgenre.
Volatile melodic death/heavy metal/hardcore emanating from Venice/Belluno, active since 2014 within Italy's metal scene. Rooted in old-school traditions, their compositions deliver unrelenting heaviness.
Hold Back the Day is a melodic death metal/metalcore band from Gdynia, Poland, active since 2011 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
Melodic death/groove metal band from Prague, Czech Republic, formed in 2022. Their accessible yet heavy sound bridges the gap between Gothenburg-style melodic death metal and the headbanging groove of modern metal.
Viennese symphonic and folk-inflected melodic death metal act formed in 1999, signed to Napalm Records. Across four releases from Domus Mundi to Tyrants and Wraiths, Hollenthon craft uniquely epic and colorful compositions where every song stands as a distinct statement.
Hollow Seasons is a progressive/melodic death metal band from Tromsø, Norway, active since 2020 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
Melodic death metal newcomers from Diepenbeek, Belgium, formed in 2025. Emerging from the same Limburg scene that produced Hemelbestormer, they bring fresh melodic death metal energy to the Belgian heavy music landscape.
Melodic death metal/deathcore band from Wilhelmshaven, Germany, active since 2013. Their ironic name contrasts with serious melodic death metal craftsmanship delivered from the North Sea coast.
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