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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
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De Doorn (2022)
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Halo (2017)
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Romanian melodic death metal band from Bucharest, active since 2005 and one of the longer-running Romanian extreme acts. Their two decades of melodeath commitment mark them as veterans of the Bucharest metal scene.
Spanish gothic/melodic death metal band from Reus, Catalonia, balancing power and aggression with melodic passages since the late 1990s. Their album 'System Failure' features groove metal and metalcore influences across eleven tracks of energetic, heavy compositions.
Serbian melodic death/black metal band from Pristina, Kosovo, merging melodic hooks with blackened intensity since 2016. Named after the Genesis song, their sound bridges melodic sophistication with extreme metal aggression.
Spanish melodic death metal band from the Badalona/Barcelona area, active since 2018 and channeling Scandinavian melodeath through a Catalan lens. Their approach blends harmonic guitar work with aggressive extremity.
Belgian melodic death/thrash metal act from Diepenbeek, active since 2005 under various names before settling as Last Funeral in 2004. Their sound merges melodic sensibility with thrash aggression across releases like 'Incipient Grim.'
Last Sigh were a melodic death metal and metalcore band from Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, with roots going back to 2005. The band released a demo titled Your Worst Fears before recording their debut full-length Beneath of the Flesh, Rotten, which was mixed and mastered by Alexander Dietz of Heaven Shall Burn at Chemical Burn Studio in Germany. During their active years they shared stages with international acts including As I Lay Dying, Killswitch Engage, and August Burns Red.
Swedish melodic death metal/metalcore band from Stockholm, blending Scandinavian melodeath with hardcore intensity since 2011. Their approach channels the melodic traditions of Swedish death metal with modern metalcore dynamics.
Ukrainian melodic death metal band from Kropyvnytskyi, crafting harmonic precision since 2020. Their wandering name evokes the searching, journey-like character of their melodeath compositions.
Spanish melodic death metal/metalcore band from Plentzia, blending Scandinavian melodeath hooks with hardcore aggression since 2017. Their approach bridges melodic sophistication and breakneck heaviness.
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