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Belgian melodic death metal band from Kortrijk, channeling Scandinavian-influenced melodeath since 2017. Their prophetic name signals the visionary character of their harmonic death metal.
Eksjo melodic death/groove metal act active since 2013, hailing from a small Smaland town with outsized metal ambitions. Over a decade they have developed a style that fuses Gothenburg-school melodeath with groove metal's rhythmic punch, building a growing international following.
German melodic death metal band from Dippoldiswalde in Saxony, formed in 2020. Named after the Tolkien creature, their fantasy-themed approach channels melodic sophistication through death metal's aggressive framework.
Le Havre's Oreskah navigates the intersection of melodic death metal, brutal death metal, and metalcore with technical precision. Their songwriting balances aggressive breakdowns and blast beats with soaring melodic guitar leads and harmonized passages.
Knurow melodic death metal act from the Upper Silesian industrial heartland, hailing from a coal-mining town near Gliwice. Their Scandinavian-influenced melodeath brings an unexpected elegance to working-class Silesian origins.
Melodic death metal band from the Cosenza/Scalea area of Calabria in southern Italy, formed in 2021. Their Orpheus-themed name accompanies melodic death metal from the southern tip of the Italian peninsula.
German melodic death metal band from Cologne, formed in 2022 and channeling harmonic precision from the Rhineland. Their name evokes the dormant, sleeping menace that awakens through their melodeath.
Swiss melodic death metal/metalcore band from Lausanne, combining harmonic precision with hardcore aggression since 2017. Their name suggests the boundary-breaking, transgressive character of their approach.
Kaluga melodic death metal act formed in 2024, the newest addition to this central Russian city's growing extreme metal output. Their approach applies Scandinavian melodeath conventions with a distinctly Russian melodic sensibility.
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