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Viribus Unitis (2025)
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Nihility (2002)
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Obnoxious Demos (2014)
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Operating out of Limassol since 2014, Project: Oblivion combines the melodic intricacy of Scandinavian melodeath with thrash metal's rhythmic drive. As one of Cyprus's few extreme metal exports, they represent the island's small but passionate underground scene.
Kassel's Promethean Fire has been forging technical melodic death metal since 2022, their mythological name evoking the theft of divine knowledge. Their Hessian base breeds compositions that balance precision picking with the genre's signature harmonic sweep.
Barcelona's Pvrgatorii emerged in 2021 fusing black metal's atmospheric menace with punk's urgency and accessibility. Their stylized Latin name and Catalan base connect them to a Mediterranean tradition of black-punk crossover that prizes energy over orthodoxy.
Melodic death metal band from Kyiv, Ukraine, formed in 2014, delivering over a decade of provocative melodic death metal from the Ukrainian capital. They bring confrontational melody to the Kyiv scene.
Progressive melodic death metal band from Tampere, Finland, formed in 2020, named after the nearest known exoplanet to Earth. They explore cosmic themes through technically ambitious and melodically rich death metal.
Melodic death and groove metal band from Revuca, Slovakia, formed in 2014, questioning human intelligence through over a decade of melodic aggression from the Gemer region. They bring philosophical metal.
Melodic death metal band from Rzeszow, Poland, formed in 2018, channeling disturbed visions through melodic yet aggressive death metal. They bring Scandinavian-influenced melody to the Subcarpathian region.
Brandenburg's Pavianass brings irreverent thrash metal to the eastern German flatlands since 2022. Their provocative name signals a band less interested in genre orthodoxy than in delivering high-energy, tongue-in-cheek aggression.
Aachen's Psychoroll has been rolling through melodic death metal territory since 2019, adding rhythmic swagger to Gothenburg-style harmonies. Their western German border-city base places them at the crossroads of German, Belgian, and Dutch metal traditions.
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