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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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Superdeathflame blast through melodic death and thrash metal from the southeastern Finnish port of Kotka, combining harmonic sophistication with blistering velocity. Active since 2011, they bring incendiary extremity to the Kymenlaakso scene.
Suru deliver melodic death metal from the central Spanish cities of Guadalajara and Toledo, combining Scandinavian melodeath influences with Castilian intensity. Active since 2012, they bring melodic sophistication to the La Mancha/New Castile region.
Sutrah delivers melodic death metal with deathcore elements from Bayonne in the French Basque Country, active since 2017. Their compositions bridge Scandinavian melodeath traditions with modern breakdown-driven heaviness, forged at the crossroads of French and Basque cultures.
Suttee blend melodic death metal with gothic metal from Kappel, combining aggressive extremity with dark romantic atmospheres. Active since 2016, their name (from the Indian funeral practice) reflects the intense devotion and sacrifice in their music.
Svitjod deliver melodic death metal from an undisclosed Swedish location since 2019. Named for the Old Norse term for Sweden itself, their national-identity reference channels the essence of Swedish heritage into compositions of melodic intensity.
Svn.Seeker is a Bristol, Connecticut melodic death metal band formed in 2021, combining the hook-laden melodies and harmonic sensibility of the Gothenburg tradition with the aggression of American death metal.
Melodic death/groove metal band from Arlon in the Luxembourg province of Wallonia, formed in 2025. Their dual-genre approach bridges melodic death metal's hook-laden aggression with the rhythmic weight of groove metal.
Founded in Jyväskylä, Finland in 2000 by guitarist Juha Raivio, Swallow the Sun are among the most prominent practitioners of melodic death-doom metal, blending gothic atmosphere, black metal passages, and funeral doom weight across nine studio albums. Key releases include Ghosts of Loss (2005), the triple album Songs from the North I, II & III (2015), and Moonflowers (2021), accumulating over 50 million Spotify streams and a 900-show touring history across four continents. The band's name draws from Finnish mythology and the region's long, sunless winters.
Swallowed by Apathy is a progressive/melodic death metal band from Newark, Ohio, formed in 2011, merging technically ambitious arrangements with melodic hooks drawn from the Scandinavian death metal tradition.
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