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Operating from Catania, this melodic death metal project has been shaping raw sound since 2012. Drawing on classic blueprints, they deliver visceral extremity with conviction.
Spawned in Iași's underground, this melodic death/folk metal outfit channels romanian ferocity since 2014. Their work explores the genre's heaviest territories through savage delivery.
Scorching melodic death metal/metalcore from Finland, contributing to the national scene since 2022. Rooted in old-school traditions, their compositions deliver unrelenting heaviness.
Melodic Death Metal/Metalcore act from Lahti in Finland, active since 2020 and delivering savage extremity. Technical precision and brutal aggression merge in their approach to the genre.
Hammathaz is a metalcore and melodic death metal band from Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil, active since 2011. The band released their debut full-length, The One, in 2020 — a nine-track album recorded at Estúdio Fusão in Cotia and produced by Thiago Bianchi (known for his work with Noturnall and Shaman) — following earlier releases including the EP Inner Walls. Drawing on influences from In Flames, Killswitch Engage, and Sepultura, the band blends technically driven riffing with melodic hooks across their independent catalog.
Toledo, Ohio's Hammer Horde have spent over a decade building Viking-themed melodic death metal that earns its grandiosity through strong songwriting rather than spectacle. Epic in the truest sense, with sharp hooks buried inside the blast beats.
Emerging from Espoo's underground, this melodic death metal act has been forging grim sonic fury since 2016. Technical precision and brutal aggression merge in their approach to the genre.
Electronic groove/melodic death metal and synthwave project from Germany, formed in 2018. Their audacious fusion of electronic dance music elements with death metal heaviness creates a uniquely futuristic take on extreme metal.
Melodic death metal band from Essen, Germany, active since 2010. Their polished sound brings Scandinavian-influenced melodic death metal to the heart of the Ruhr industrial region.
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