Metalcore/melodic death metal band from Madrid, active since 2014 and blending breakdown-driven intensity with melodic death metal's twin-guitar harmonies. Their crash-themed name reflects the explosive impact of their sound.

Moscow-based melodic death metal and deathcore act formed in 2021, combining melodic guitar leads with breakdowns and harsh vocals. Their approach bridges the melodic death metal and deathcore worlds within Moscow's active extreme metal community.

Cluj-Napoca's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this black metal, death metal, and melodic death metal unit is among them — wielding technically precise fretwork wrapped in visceral brutality. Their recordings carry the stench of early 90s death metal worship.

Straddling the line between death metal and melodic death metal, this Swedish actfrom Linköping fuses HM-2 filth and d-beat fury in the old Swedish tradition into a cohesive whole. They've been at it since 2021, and their approach favors no-frills brutality over technical showmanship.

Straddling the line between black metal and death metal, this Russian actfrom Koryazhma fuses HM-2 filth and d-beat fury in the old Swedish tradition into a cohesive whole. They've been at it since 2008, and their approach favors no-frills brutality over technical showmanship.

Melodic death/power/folk metal band from Salamanca, active since 2007 and blending three distinct styles across nearly two decades. Their multi-genre approach weaves folk melodies and power metal grandeur into a melodic death metal framework.

Melodic death metal band from Warsaw, formed in 2020 and channeling the Gothenburg-style melodic death metal tradition through a Polish lens. Their sound pairs aggressive vocals with sweeping melodic guitar leads.

Melodic death/thrash metal act from Montpellier, France, formed in 2015 and combining the melodic sensibility of Scandinavian death metal with aggressive thrash riffing. Their sound balances technical precision with hookdriven intensity.

Straddling the line between death metal and melodic death metal, this Italian actfrom Pordenone fuses technically precise fretwork wrapped in visceral brutality into a cohesive whole. They've been at it since 2008, and their recordings carry the stench of early 90s death metal worship.