Melodic death metal band from Lahti in southern Finland, active since 2011 and delivering hook-laden, romantically themed melodeath. Their provocative name contrasts with the melodic polish of their Scandinavian death metal sound.

The Italian city of Turin serves as headquarters for this death metal, melodic death metal, and progressive metal operation, whose arsenal includes Florida-school brutality with modern precision. The riffs hit with blunt-force trauma, leaving no room for subtlety.

Tomsk's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this death metal and melodic death metal unit is among them — wielding HM-2 filth and d-beat fury in the old Swedish tradition. Their approach favors no-frills brutality over technical showmanship.

Melodic death/groove metal band from Tampere, active since 2011 and delivering over a decade of groove-laden melodeath from Finland's second city. Their corporate-sounding name contrasts with the aggressive energy of their music.

Melodic death metal band from Jyvaskyla, active since 2000 and representing a quarter-century of Finnish melodeath from central Finland. Their longevity makes them one of the most enduring melodic death metal acts in the region.

Melodic death/thrash metal band from Salo in southwestern Finland, formed in 2020 and blending Scandinavian melodeath with thrash velocity. Their anime-referencing name adds a modern pop-cultural dimension to their aggressive sound.

Zomba-based death metal and melodic death metal act, active since 2017 delivering HM-2 filth and d-beat fury in the old Swedish tradition. Rooted in a scene that bridges Western and Eastern European extremity, their approach favors no-frills brutality over technical showmanship.

Straddling the line between death metal and melodic death metal, this Swedish actfrom Mjölby fuses HM-2 filth and d-beat fury in the old Swedish tradition into a cohesive whole. They've been at it since 2017, and their approach favors no-frills brutality over technical showmanship.

Progressive/melodic death metal and shred band from Bordeaux, active since 2012 and delivering technically virtuosic compositions. Their over-a-decade output combines progressive ambition with fretboard pyrotechnics.