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A heavy metal act from Valadares near Porto, Melodrama has been delivering classic-style metal since 2013. The band channels the emotional intensity of their name into dramatic, hook-driven compositions.
Melomaniak is a heavy metal and hard rock band from Santiago, Chile whose lineup includes Claudio Melo, Guillermo Ananias, Fernando Forttes, and Nicolás Rosales. The band performs entirely in Spanish and has released two albums: Comprando Horror (2017) and El Adversario (2019).
An all-female heavy metal band whose lineup includes vocalist Verônica Voxx, guitarists Fernanda Schenker and Helena Accioly, bassist Drika Martins, and drummer Roberta Tesch. They debuted with the EP Catch Me If You Can in 2014 before releasing their full-length Saving You From Reality in 2018, a conceptually driven album rooted in classic heavy metal with bursts of symphonic texture and Voxx's commanding vocal presence at the center.
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.
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Men Behind the Sun is a heavy/thrash metal band from Peine, Germany, active since 2012. Their sound delivers aggressive Teutonic thrash and heavy metal from the Lower Saxony underground, named after the controversial 1988 historical horror film.
Founded by Gustavo Campos and Dudu Del Bem, Menacer plays heavy metal informed by thrash, progressive rock, and classical music, resulting in a technically energetic sound built around direct, listener-focused riffs. The band debuted with the EP Rise Up The Menace in 2006, went on hiatus, and returned in 2012 with vocalist John Rodrigues adopting a heavier edge while preserving the original character of the project.
Mendacity is a heavy/thrash metal band from Dorsten, Germany, formed in 2017. Their sound delivers aggressive thrash and heavy metal from the northern edge of the Ruhrgebiet.
Mennen is a heavy metal act from the Limburg town of Weert that has evolved toward a rock/pop direction. The band represents the fluid boundary between Dutch metal and mainstream rock.
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