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Rhotide is a symphonic/melodic death metal band from Joensuu in eastern Finland, active since 2016. The band layers orchestral arrangements over melodic death metal from the capital of North Karelia.
Rifftera is an alternative/melodic death/thrash metal band from Vaasa on the west coast of Finland, formed in 2015. The band blends alternative metal accessibility with melodic death and thrash from the Ostrobothnian coast.
Right Before Summer is a metalcore and melodic death metal band from Nagold in the Black Forest region of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, formed in 2013. The band fuses metalcore dynamics with melodic death metal hooks from the northern Black Forest.
Riot of Violence is a melodic death metal band from Barcelona, Spain, active since 2011. The band delivers aggressive melodic death metal from the Catalan capital's thriving extreme metal scene.
Windsor, Colorado's Rise as Legends have been developing their brand of melodic death metal since 2015, weaving intricate lead work and soaring song structures into the brutality the genre demands. The band brings a distinctly American perspective to a Scandinavian-rooted style, balancing aggressive riffing with melodic hooks that reward repeated listens.
Rising Hate is a melodic death metal band from Hof in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, formed in 2010. The band delivers melodic death metal from the Bavarian city near the Czech border, over a decade of activity establishing them in the Franconian scene.
Ristridi is a melodic death/power/progressive metal band from Munich, Germany, formed in 2018. The band blends three strains of melodic and technical metal from Bavaria's capital city.
San Diego's Ritual Awakening emerged in 2022 working the space between melodic death metal's harmonic richness and straight-ahead death metal's aggression — a balance that defines the genre's most compelling acts. Their approach favors melody as a weapon rather than an embellishment, threading lead work and harmonic riffs through a framework that never loses its teeth. As a young band in a city with a strong extreme metal tradition, they're building something worth watching.
Melodic death metal band from Patras, Greece, active since 2016. Their approach channels Scandinavian-influenced melodic death metal from the Peloponnese.
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