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Undone is a melodic death metal band from Izmir, Turkey, active since 2011 and contributing to the growing Turkish metal scene. The band delivers melody-infused death metal from Turkey's third-largest city on the Aegean coast.
Melodic doom metal band from Eberswalde, Germany, delivering sorrowful yet heavy compositions featuring vocalist Birgit's rich vocal performances. Their 2026 album Universe, mixed by Patrick Vesper at Neisse Rauschen Studio, spans nine tracks of introspective, fully matured melodic doom.
Death metal band from Preston, Lancashire, England, active since 2016 and delivering the genre's signature brutality from the industrial north. Their sound channels death metal's core elements through a distinctly northern English lens.
Death metal project from Finland, active since 2021, performing ritual-themed death metal that evokes ancient, unearthly ceremonies. Their sound channels death metal's primal power through an occult lens.
Melodic death metal and metalcore band from Oviedo in the Asturias region of northern Spain, active since 2014. Their sound bridges the melodic sensibilities of Scandinavian death metal with the energetic breakdowns and hooks of metalcore.
Industrial, melodic death metal, and metalcore band from Piacenza, Italy, active since 2010 and blending electronic industrial elements with extreme metal. Their multi-genre approach creates a layered, mechanized take on heavy music.
Technical brutal death metal band from London, England, active since 2010 with a substantial catalog including Finitude, Enraged & Unbound, and Idiosyncratic Chaos. Their six releases demonstrate a relentless commitment to pushing death metal's technical and brutal boundaries.
Unfleshed is a death metal act from Porto, Portugal, operating in the city's fertile extreme metal underground since 2016. The project delivers punishing death metal rooted in the Portuguese tradition of uncompromising heaviness.
Unfolded is a melodic death metal band from Lulea in northern Sweden, whose 2014 demo delivers five tracks of heavy, atmospheric melodic death metal across 27 minutes. The project channels the dark isolation of Sweden's far north into its sound.
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