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Melangia is a doom and death metal band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2019. They channel crushing doom-death through oppressive heaviness and atmospheric desolation.
Melem is a death and doom metal band from Bourg-en-Bresse, France, formed in 2018. They craft crushing doom-death compositions steeped in oppressive heaviness.
A heavy/power/speed metal act from Debrecen, Burning Sun has been delivering energetic, classic-style metal since 2022. The band channels the radiant intensity of their name into fast, melodic compositions rooted in the NWOBHM and speed metal traditions.
Brooklyn's Melissa emerged in 2021 dragging black metal through the borough's gutter — all corroded riffs, spat-out vocals, and punk scorn welded onto a raw, lo-fi chassis. The New York City underground has long been fertile ground for this kind of corrosive collision, and Melissa leans into it without apology, favoring atmosphere built from filth rather than grandeur. Their black metal/punk hybrid feels less like genre tourism and more like a natural product of a city that has never had time for pretense.
Founded in January 2021 by vocalist and guitarist Melissa Ângela — known for her work with Dirty Grave and Mães Morrendo — alongside guitarist Pedro Barros and a rhythm section spanning multiple cities, Melissa plays slow, heavy doom metal drenched in dark psychedelic tones. Their debut "Devil's Mask" (May 2021) drew obvious nods to Black Sabbath, Pentagram, and Saint Vitus while carving out a moodier, occult-tinged atmosphere, with "Lost in Space" arriving in 2024 to expand the band's catalog.
A stoner and doom metal act from London, Melonweed emerged in 2022 with a sound drenched in fuzzy distortion and languid grooves. The band adds to the capital's thriving stoner doom scene with a hazy, psychedelia-tinged approach.
Memento is a heavy/doom metal act from Porto, active since 2020. The band delivers crushing, reflective compositions from Portugal's northern capital with the contemplative weight their name implies.
Memorial Day is a gothic/doom/death metal band from Kelheim, Germany, active since 2015. Their sound interweaves the dark romanticism of gothic metal with the crushing weight of doom and death metal from the Bavarian underground.
Memories Remnant is a doom/black metal/ambient band from Kyiv, Ukraine, formed in 2024. They fuse black metal's cold fury with doom's crushing weight.
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