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Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Melodic death metal newcomers from Diepenbeek, Belgium, formed in 2025. Emerging from the same Limburg scene that produced Hemelbestormer, they bring fresh melodic death metal energy to the Belgian heavy music landscape.
Melodic death metal/deathcore band from Wilhelmshaven, Germany, active since 2013. Their ironic name contrasts with serious melodic death metal craftsmanship delivered from the North Sea coast.
Melodic death/thrash metal band from Heilbronn, Germany, formed in 2018. Their polished crossover merges Gothenburg-style melodies with thrash metal velocity from the Neckar valley wine country.
Melodic death metal band from Bad Kreuznach, Germany, active since 2015. Their polished melodic approach brings Scandinavian-influenced death metal to the Nahe valley wine region.
Rooted in Jyväskylä's underground, this melodic death metal project delivers raw compositions with conviction since 2005. Punishing compositions and guttural fury form the core of their sound.
A raw melodic death/gothic metal entity from Ryazan in Russia, contributing to the regional underground. Technical precision and brutal aggression merge in their approach to the genre.
Melodic death metal project from Germany, active since 2016. Named 'Enemy of Mankind' in Latin, their sound channels sophisticated melodic death metal with philosophical underpinnings.
Seattle's Hoth take their name from the frozen Star Wars planet, and the melodic death-black metal they've crafted since 2012 earns the reference — vast, icy, and cinematic in scope. Their music reaches for the cosmos while keeping the riffs sharp.
Hrafn Jarl is a melodic death metal band from Bordeaux, France, active since 2021 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
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