Melodic death metal band from Tampere, formed in 2020 with a Finnish name meaning "harsh" or "barren." Their sound channels the Finnish melodeath tradition through compositions rooted in the stark beauty of their home region.

London death metal powerhouse formed in 2009, blending death, groove, and hardcore influences across a substantial discography including Samsara, In the Shadow of Paradise, and the 2021 concept EP Order & Chaos. The latter draws inspiration from Gustav Holst's The Planets suite, incorporating orchestral arrangements alongside crushing metallic heaviness.

Melodic death and thrash metal band from Basel, Switzerland, formed in 2014 and forging sharp, riff-driven compositions that balance technical precision with aggressive momentum. Their sound draws from the Scandinavian melodeath tradition filtered through a Swiss thrash lens.

Arad-based death metal and melodic death metal act, active since 2024 delivering technically precise fretwork wrapped in visceral brutality. Rooted in a scene steeped in the folklore of Transylvania, their recordings carry the stench of early 90s death metal worship.

Swedish melodic death metal and metalcore band formed in 2022, bridging the Gothenburg-style melodic death metal tradition with modern metalcore breakdowns. Their approach combines dual-guitar harmonies with the heaviness and rhythmic attack of contemporary metalcore.

Melodic death metal band from Helsinki, formed in 2018 and carrying forward the Finnish melodeath tradition from the capital. Their Finnish name meaning "grudge" or "resentment" captures the bitterness underlying their melodic aggression.

When Kayzen emerged in 2023 from Warsaw, they brought with them a sound rooted in death metal, gothic metal, and melodic death metal — all punishing grooves interlocked with frenzied tremolo passages. Primal ferocity drives every note of their catalog.

Moscow melodic death metal and metalcore band founded in 2014 by experienced musicians from various metal backgrounds. Each song is devoted to a specific science fiction novel — drawing from authors like Robert Sheckley, Silverberg, George Martin, and Frank Herbert — as heard on their debut EP 6 Fragments of Apocalypse.

Symphonic melodic death/power metal band from Salt near Girona in Catalonia, formed in 2024 and combining orchestral grandeur with melodic death metal aggression and power metal soaring. Their epic, multi-genre approach draws on the full spectrum of European melodic metal.