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UnFear is a melodic death metal and metalcore band from La Plata, Argentina, whose lineup has included vocalists Sol Spaika and Julia Sergent alongside guitarists Juan Bach and Valentín Alegre. The band released the album "Crossing Lines" in 2016, blending melodic death metal riffing with metalcore structures, and later continued under the name Acroma, releasing further material including the album "Unum" in 2019.
Unfolded is a melodic death metal band from Lulea in northern Sweden, whose 2014 demo delivers five tracks of heavy, atmospheric melodic death metal across 27 minutes. The project channels the dark isolation of Sweden's far north into its sound.
Melodic death metal band from Luxembourg City, emerging in 2025 and contributing to the small but growing metal scene of the Grand Duchy. Their sound channels the Scandinavian melodeath tradition from the heart of Western Europe.
Ungraved is a melodic death metal band from Novosibirsk, Russia, active since 2006 with releases including the Nova VVorld and A Life Elder. The project represents one of Siberia's longest-running melodic death metal acts.
Unhallow is a Stockholm-based melodic death metal band featuring Robert Senneback of Dismember and Joakim Sterner of Necrophobic, creating atmospheric, somber, and dark doom-inflected death metal. Their 2022 demo Daemonum offers two tracks from a planned ten-song output, described as filling a gap left by influential Swedish bands of decades past.
Austrian black metal act forging passionate second-wave black metal since 2021, with their debut Awaken The Black Flame released in 2023 through Folter Records. Recorded in 2022 and mixed by Marcin Rybicki at Left Hand Sounds, the album delivers six tracks of crisp, atmospheric black metal praised for its authentic approach.
Munich-based melodic death metal band formed in 2019, reduced to two members during the pandemic who spent two years crafting their 2022 debut Edge of Existence. The eight-track album delivers 33 minutes of intense melodic death metal, and the duo is currently developing their second record.
Melodic death metal band from Varazdin, Croatia, emerging in 2024 with a sound rooted in the Scandinavian melodeath tradition. Their approach balances death metal's aggression with memorable melodic guitar work.
Melodic death metal and metalcore band from Helsinki, Finland, blending Scandinavian melodeath traditions with modern metalcore energy. Their sound bridges the gap between Finland's melodic death metal heritage and contemporary metalcore's dynamic intensity.
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