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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
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Indiana duo from Chesterton whose angular black metal riffs intertwine with pounding primordial death metal, drawing on influences ranging from Demilich to Cynic. Their album Staring Through the Veil established them as a quietly distinctive voice in the melodic black/death underground.
Melodic death metal band from Hastings-on-Hudson, New York that has operated under several names since 2004, committed to keeping melody intact without sacrificing heaviness. Their self-titled 2024 album continues a long history of emotionally driven, riff-forward melodic death metal in the Hudson Valley area.
Gothic melodic death metal band from the Karlsruhe/Stuttgart area, Germany, active since 2004. They merge dark gothic atmospheres with melodic death metal harmonies across two decades of activity.
Melodic blackened death metal act from Chernihiv in northern Ukraine, formed in 2021. Crystal Sword delivers melody-driven extreme metal from the ancient city near the Belarusian border.
Melodic death-thrash metal band from the Melun/Fontainebleau area near Paris, France. They merge melodic death metal with thrash speed from the Ile-de-France.
Melodic death metal band from Tampere, Finland, active since 2013. They craft crystalline melodic death metal from Finland's third-largest city.
Cubos is a death metal band from Viña del Mar, Chile, who describe their style as "modern old school death metal" and pair it with a pixel art aesthetic. Their debut album "Música para el Fin del Mundo" was released in August 2020 and includes seven tracks, among them "Interludio 8 bit," reflecting their chiptune-influenced visual and sonic identity.
Melodic death metal band from the Bonn/Bocholt area, Germany, formed in 2021. They blend melodic guitar harmonies with death metal aggression.
Melodic death metal band from Reykjavík, formed in 2016. Cult of Lilith is known for technically demanding, progressive-leaning death metal that pushes compositional boundaries.
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