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Medicated is a melodic death and thrash metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2010. They fuse melodic death metal's harmonic sweep with thrash metal's relentless velocity.
Megiddo is a melodic death/thrash metal band from Bremerhaven, Germany, formed in 2021. Named after the biblical site of Armageddon, their sound merges melodic death metal's harmonic sophistication with thrash's aggressive attack.
A melodic death metal act from the Hesse town of Rodgau, Melancholic Seasons has been blending mournful melodies with aggressive rhythms since 2017. The band channels seasonal melancholy into emotionally resonant melodeath.
Founded in Banja Luka in the spring of 2017, Melldown play melodic death metal with a contemporary edge, drawing on the melodic Swedish tradition as filtered through a Balkan sensibility. Their debut full-length Cryptomnesia and follow-up M.E.L. document the band's rapid development since their formation.
A melodic death metal act from Linköping, Melodramatic lives up to its name with emotionally heightened, harmony-rich compositions since 2015. The band channels the Gothenburg melodeath tradition from nearby Östergötland.
Melofrenia was a short-lived melodic death metal project from Buenos Aires whose name fused the words for melody and schizophrenia. They released a self-titled EP and the full-length "Obra Insana" in October 2022 before splitting up.
MeltDown is a six-piece melodic death metal band from Prague, Czech Republic, formed in 2016 by musicians from diverse backgrounds. Their approach emphasizes melody-driven compositions and euphoric energy over stereotypical aggression, with lyrical themes drawn from cosmic horror.
Melther is a melodic death/Viking metal act from the Silesian city of Brzeg, active since 2014. The band channels Norse mythology and Scandinavian melodeath traditions through a Polish perspective.
Memfis is a progressive/melodic death metal act from Kristinehamn in Värmland, active since 2011. The band channels the ancient city's grandeur into technically ambitious, melodic compositions.
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