Reek is a melodic death metal band from Nykøbing Falster on the island of Falster in Denmark, formed in 2020. The band delivers melodic death metal from the southern Danish islands.

Refugium is a melodic death/thrash metal band from the Delmenhorst/Ganderkesee area near Bremen in Lower Saxony, Germany, formed in 2024. The band fuses melodic death metal's sweeping hooks with thrash metal velocity from the northwest German flatlands.

Melodic death metal/metalcore band from Bryansk, Russia, active since 2009. Their long-running project bridges melodic death metal with metalcore from the western Russian city.

Melodic death metal band from Zagreb, Croatia, formed in 2019. Their approach channels Scandinavian-influenced melodic death metal from the Croatian capital.

Reign of Chaos is a melodic death/power metal band from Döhlau in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, formed in 2014. The band merges the aggression of melodic death metal with the soaring melodies of power metal from rural northern Bavaria.

Reject the Sickness is a Belgian metal band from Ghent, formed in 2010, combining death and thrash metal with melodic elements to create what they describe as a militant and mechanical atmosphere. Their discography includes the albums 'Signs of the End', 'Chains of Solitude MMXXII', and 'While Our World Dissolves'.

Melodic death metal/metalcore band from Omsk, Russia, active since 2013. Their approach bridges melodic death metal with metalcore from the western Siberian city.

Melodic death metal band from Ioannina in northwestern Greece, active since 2016. Their approach channels Scandinavian-influenced melodic death metal from the Epirus capital.

Relight is a melodic death/groove metal band from the Jyväskylä/Muurame area in central Finland, formed in 2025. The band delivers melodic death metal with groove elements from the Finnish lake district.