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Midnight Realm is a melodic death metal and metalcore band from Newcastle upon Tyne, England, formed in 2012. They blend melodic death metal with metalcore's structural dynamics.
A melodic death metal act from the eastern Croatian town of Beli Manastir, Midwinter Apathy channels the cold, bleak atmosphere of its name into Scandinavian-influenced compositions since 2020. The band operates near the Serbian and Hungarian borders.
A melodic death metal act from the tiny Marchean town of Offida, Mikoyan has been delivering harmonized aggression since 2020. Named after the Soviet aircraft designer, the band brings aeronautic velocity to Italian melodeath.
A goregrind, death, black, and thrash metal act from the Thracian city of Komotini, Buubhosh emerged in 2020 with a deliberately chaotic approach that mashes multiple extreme genres together. The band brings visceral underground extremity to northeastern Greece.
Originally formed in Ypres, Belgium in 2012 as The Curse of Millhaven, this melodic death metal band rebranded to Millhaven in 2023 and celebrated their tenth anniversary at Graspop Metal Meeting and Ieperfest in 2022. Their 2024 album 'Dualism' features eight tracks of fast, groove-laced melodic death metal, following the earlier full-length 'Thresholds', and the band continues to develop their sound toward a darker, more aggressive direction.
Minas Morgul is a melodic death and folk metal band from Vitebsk, Belarus, formed in 2021 that takes its Tolkien-inspired name from the fortress of the Ringwraiths. Not to be confused with the long-running German pagan black metal act of the same name, this Belarusian project blends folk melodies with melodic death metal intensity.
Mind Factory is a melodic and progressive metal band from Mikkeli, Finland, featuring a six-piece lineup that includes violin alongside dual guitars. Their 2017 album 'Lacrima' showcases ten tracks of atmospheric metal with female vocals, blending progressive arrangements with melodic rock sensibilities.
A melodic death metal act from Rome, Mindaleth has been crafting harmonized aggression since 2020. The band brings Scandinavian-influenced melodeath to the Eternal City's deep metal underground.
Mindfall is a melodic death metal act from Oulu, channeling the icy atmosphere of northern Finland into sweeping melodic passages and aggressive rhythms. Active since 2016, the band builds on the Scandinavian melodeath tradition with a distinctly Finnish sensibility.
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