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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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Melodic death metal/metalcore band from Bryansk, Russia, active since 2009. Their long-running project bridges melodic death metal with metalcore from the western Russian city.
Melodic death metal band from Zagreb, Croatia, formed in 2019. Their approach channels Scandinavian-influenced melodic death metal from the Croatian capital.
Reign of Chaos is a melodic death/power metal band from Döhlau in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, formed in 2014. The band merges the aggression of melodic death metal with the soaring melodies of power metal from rural northern Bavaria.
Out of Ronkonkoma, Long Island, Reign of Fear have been delivering melodic death metal with aggression and craft since 2016, fusing the melody-forward approach of Scandinavian influence with the harder edges of American death metal. They're part of a resilient Long Island scene that punches well above its geographic expectations.
Reject the Sickness is a Belgian metal band from Ghent, formed in 2010, combining death and thrash metal with melodic elements to create what they describe as a militant and mechanical atmosphere. Their discography includes the albums 'Signs of the End', 'Chains of Solitude MMXXII', and 'While Our World Dissolves'.
Release the Hell is a melodic death metal and metalcore band from San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina, formed in 2015. They released their self-titled debut EP on September 11, 2015, a three-track digital release comprising the songs "Release The Hell," "At the End of My Reality," and "Total Disaster."
Melodic death metal/metalcore band from Omsk, Russia, active since 2013. Their approach bridges melodic death metal with metalcore from the western Siberian city.
Melodic death metal band from Ioannina in northwestern Greece, active since 2016. Their approach channels Scandinavian-influenced melodic death metal from the Epirus capital.
Relight is a melodic death/groove metal band from the Jyväskylä/Muurame area in central Finland, formed in 2025. The band delivers melodic death metal with groove elements from the Finnish lake district.
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