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Vault Of Horrors (2024)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Cleveland's Dead of Night pull from melodic death and thrash traditions equally, crafting a sound rooted in classic Rust Belt ferocity with a sharp melodic edge. The city's long history of heavy music finds a worthy continuation in their hands.
Dead Shape Figure is a melodic death/thrash metal band from Vantaa, Finland, formed in 2018. They deliver cutting melodic death/thrash from greater Helsinki.
Chicago's Dead to Fall blend melodic death metal hooks with metalcore aggression, forging a sound that bridges Scandinavian riff sensibility with American heaviness. Formed in 2020, they carry on a tradition of midwest brutality wrapped in melodic tension.
Atlanta's Dead to the World fuse the melodic sweep of Gothenburg-style death metal with metalcore intensity, channeling Southern urgency into anthemic yet punishing songs. Since 2017, they've been one of Georgia's more compelling entries in the melodic extreme metal scene.
Dead Utopia is a melodic death metal band from Brunswick, Germany, formed in 2022. They forge dystopian soundscapes through the lens of melodic death metal.
Deadfreight of Soul is an Augsburg-based act blending melodic death metal with deathcore elements, pairing Gothenburg-inspired guitar harmonies with modern breakdowns and vocal versatility. Their poetic name — the dead weight carried by the soul — lends emotional depth to music that balances beauty with brutality.
Deadly Curse is a metal band from Goiânia, in the midwest of Brazil, originally formed in 2005 with the intent of playing aggressive and technical thrash metal before evolving into melodic death metal. Their discography includes a self-titled demo (2007), the full-length "Renegade" (2010), and the EP "Synthetic Humanization" (2013). The band remains active and independent, with lyrical themes centered on internal struggles and positivity.
Deadly Sins is a melodic death/power metal band from Svendborg, Denmark, formed in 2022. They blend melodic death metal's intensity with power metal's soaring energy.
Deadscape is a melodic death metal band from Sofia, Bulgaria, blending aggressive vocals and intricate guitar harmonies across releases like 'State Of Decline' and 'Of The Deepest Shade.' Their four-piece lineup features dual vocalists and a dynamic approach to the Gothenburg-influenced death metal template.
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