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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
Featured Stoner Metal Album
Abridged Dimensions (2025)
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Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
With Oden On Our Side (2015)
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Manchester thrash and melodic death metal band, active since 2016, with a substantial discography including Ascension, Reascension, and A Line in the Sand. They deliver hard-hitting thrash with melodic death metal precision from the heart of northern England's metal scene.
Moscow-based melodic death metal act active since 2020, threading harmonized guitar leads and memorable hooks through aggressive, double-bass-driven arrangements. Their approach balances accessibility with genuine heaviness, drawing from the Gothenburg tradition.
Izmail-based melodic death metal act active since 2020, threading harmonized guitar leads and memorable hooks through aggressive, double-bass-driven arrangements. Their approach balances accessibility with genuine heaviness, drawing from the Gothenburg tradition.
Melodic death metal and metalcore band from Newcastle upon Tyne, formed in 2021. They bring aggressive melodic extremity to the northeast England heavy music scene.
Finnish melodic death metal band from Helsinki, formed in 2019. They craft melodic death metal that transcends hatred through musical catharsis.
Finnish melodic death metal band from Jyväskylä, formed in 2014. They deliver mist-shrouded melodic death metal from the lake country of central Finland.
Bologna-based melodic death metal act active since 2013, threading harmonized guitar leads and memorable hooks through aggressive, double-bass-driven arrangements. Their approach balances accessibility with genuine heaviness, drawing from the Gothenburg tradition.
Melodic death metal and metalcore band from Leobersdorf, Austria, founded in 2014 by guitarists Martin and Gabriel. Their releases like "Eclipse" and "The Frozen Choir" blend old-school melodic death metal with modern metalcore, emphasizing technical precision and emotional depth.
Four-piece metalcore band from Derby, formed in 2019, influenced by Arch Enemy, Darkest Hour, and Trivium. Their prolific output including Together We Rise and United We Fall combines powerful riffs, thrashy drums, and melodic hooks with socially meaningful messaging.
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