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Dickson, Tennessee's Embodiment bring brutal death metal to a corner of the South not often associated with the genre's extremity. Active since 2015, they pursue maximum heaviness with the single-minded intensity that defines the style at its best.
Embodiment was a melodic death metal band from La Plata, Argentina, whose lineup included vocalist Nicolas Daddona, guitarist Pablo Muras, bassist Martín Aliverti, drummer Eduardo Turco, and keyboardist Diego Astrada. The band released their sole album Words Like Violence in 2006 on Immune Records, drawing comparisons to Scandinavian melodic death metal while incorporating keyboards into their sound.
Brooklyn's Embrace Agony weave melodic death metal's expressive sweep through metalcore's structure, landing somewhere between Scandinavian melody and New York City intensity. Since 2012, they've offered a more emotionally dynamic take on extreme music within the city's competitive scene.
Melodic death/doom metal act from Kurim, Czech Republic, weaving sorrowful melodies into crushing, slow-burning compositions since 2016. Their name captures the emotional descent at the heart of their fusion of melodic death metal and doom.
Melodic death/thrash metal band from Porto, Portugal, blending Scandinavian-influenced melodic death metal with thrash metal's velocity. Their sound represents Porto's contribution to Portuguese extreme metal.
Death metal and melodic death metal band from Vantaa, Finland active since 2016. They deliver aggressive yet melodically rich death metal from the greater Helsinki area.
San Antonio's Emissary occupy the progressive melodic death metal space with authority, weaving clean and brutal dynamics through technically demanding arrangements that reflect South Texas's underappreciated tradition of ambitious metal.
Metalcore and melodic death metal act from Bilbao in the Basque Country, Spain, blending breakdowns with harmonic intensity since 2019. Their name evokes spreading decay, driving a sound that merges metalcore's rhythmic punch with melodic death metal's richness.
Lakeland's Empty pursue melodic death metal with clean Floridian ferocity, threading grief-soaked harmonies through tight, technically precise riffing since 2020.
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