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Cosecha Lagrimas is a melodic death metal band from Mar del Plata, Argentina, drawing clear influence from the Scandinavian melodic death tradition — their Bandcamp catalog includes the tracks "Corazón Flamígero" and "Animus Meminisse Horret", and in 2016 they released a live EP alongside a recording of Sentenced's "May Today Become the Day". The band celebrated their seventh anniversary with a live performance in Mar del Plata in 2014, marking them as one of the longer-running melodic death acts on Argentina's Atlantic coast.
Genre-spanning extreme metal project from Brandenburg, Germany, formed in 2021. Cosmic Vision weave atmospheric black metal, death metal, melodic death metal, and progressive elements into an ambitious, multifaceted sound.
Fort Lauderdale's Cosmogyral blend melodic death metal hooks with straight-ahead death metal aggression, drawing from the Scandinavian template while adding their own Florida edge. Expect sweeping guitar leads over relentless rhythmic punishment.
Melodic death metal band from Carnota in A Coruna province, Spain, formed in 2015. They craft melodic yet intense death metal from the rural Galician coast.
Tampa death metal veterans Council of the Fallen carry on the city's storied brutal tradition while weaving in melodic death metal leads and hooks. Their releases show a band committed to craft and sonic impact in equal measure.
Melodic death metal band from Hertfordshire, England, formed in 2014. Countless Skies have built a strong reputation for their epic, emotionally charged melodic death metal.
Lacey, Washington's Countless the Dead play melodic death metal with an emphasis on layered guitar harmonies and driving rhythms. They pull from the Gothenburg playbook while injecting Pacific Northwest grit into the formula.
San Antonio's Courting Baphomet blend melodic death metal leads with straightforward death metal brutality, drawing on occult imagery to frame their music's dark ambitions. They're one of the more active bands in San Antonio's underground metal scene.
Melodic death metal act from İzmir, active since 2013. Courtyard has spent over a decade delivering polished melodeath from the Aegean coast.
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