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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
Featured Doom Metal Album
De Doorn (2022)
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Halo (2017)
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Goochland, Virginia melodic death and groove metal band active since 2023, drawing from both the melodic Scandinavian tradition and the rhythmic churn of groove metal.
Connecticut melodic death metal and metalcore band formed in 2023, taking their name from the ash-covered city in The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind.
Florence-based melodic thrash metal act active since 2012, tempering the genre's trademark aggression with harmonized guitar leads and dynamic songwriting. Their approach delivers thrash metal's visceral energy without sacrificing melodic accessibility.
An Austin, Texas melodic death/black metal outfit formed in 2023, blending aggressive riffing with epic fantasy themes.
A melodic death metal band from Long Island, New York formed in 2006, channeling themes of internal and external struggle through the genre's melodic aggression.
Camposampiero (Padua)-based melodic death metal act active since 2013, threading harmonized guitar leads and memorable hooks through aggressive, double-bass-driven arrangements. Their approach balances accessibility with genuine heaviness, drawing from the Gothenburg tradition.
Jersey City's Barbarus melds the melodic sweep of melodic death metal with folk metal influences, weaving themes of death, war, and honor through an approach that has been active since 2015.
Groove metal outfit from Halmstad, formed in 2013. Their material trades in the satisfying crunch of heavy, rhythmically driven riffs that demand involuntary neck movement.
German melodic death metal and metalcore band from Berlin, formed in 2024. They bring Scandinavian melodeath influences together with metalcore dynamics to Berlin's thriving metal scene.
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