Dawn of Disease were a Osnabrück, Germany melodic death metal band active from 2003 to 2020, producing five studio albums that combined the abrasive Swedish death metal tradition with a more modern and hook-laden melodic sensibility, drawing comparisons to Entombed and Dew-Scented. Though they disbanded in 2020 after vocalist Tomasz Wisniewski's departure, their final albums — including Worship the Grave (2016) and Procession of Ghosts (2019) — represented some of the strongest melodic death metal to emerge from the German scene, with former members subsequently forming Hiraes.

Dieth is a death/thrash metal band formed in Gdańsk, Poland in 2022, comprising bassist David Ellefson (ex-Megadeth), vocalist/guitarist Guilherme Miranda (ex-Entombed A.D.), and drummer Michał Łysejko (ex-Decapitated). The project channels classic death-thrash influences with a contemporary heaviness, debuting with the single 'In the Hall of the Hanging Serpents' before releasing their first full-length, To Hell and Back, on Napalm Records in June 2023.