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Slave to the Scalpel (2021)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Madrid-based metal act blending viking metal, power metal, and melodic death metal into an epic warrior-themed sound since 2016. Their releases Einherjar and Winter Tales channel Norse mythology through a Spanish perspective, combining death metal aggression with power metal grandeur.
Ulfven is a melodic doom/death metal band from Harnosand, Sweden, drawing deep inspiration from Scandinavian nature and folklore. Their albums Bland aska och sten and Folklore channel the dark beauty of the Swedish landscape into melody-driven doom death.
Melodic death metal band from England, active since 2021 and channeling the Scandinavian melodeath tradition through a British perspective. Their sound delivers the genre's signature blend of melodic guitar harmonies with death metal's aggressive foundation.
Technical and avant-garde death metal band from Tilburg, the Netherlands, active since 2017. Their sound pushes death metal's boundaries through unconventional structures and dissonant complexity.
Technical death metal band from Carhaix-Plouguer in Brittany, France, whose 2018 debut EP delivers four tracks of cosmic-themed technical extremity across 16 minutes. Their remote Breton location and space-oriented themes create an unusual combination within French extreme metal.
Death metal band from Amsterdam, the Netherlands, active since 2007 with nearly two decades of experience. Their long tenure in the Dutch death metal underground has established them as a consistent presence in the scene.
Technical death metal band from Kajaani in central Finland, active since 2021 and delivering precision-driven extremity. Their sound combines the clinical technicality of modern death metal with the ferocity expected from Finnish extreme music.
Melodic death metal band from Finland, active since 2021, channeling the Scandinavian melodeath tradition. Their sound reflects the Finnish approach to melodic death metal, balancing aggression with memorable melodic guitar work.
Death metal band from the volcanic Canary Island of Tenerife, delivering brutal extremity from Spain's Atlantic outpost since 2016. Their isolated island origin gives their death metal a unique geographic identity within the broader Spanish extreme metal scene.
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