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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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Melencolia is a gothic/symphonic metal band from Milan, Italy, formed in 2025. They layer orchestral grandeur over heavy metal foundations.
Melona is a symphonic power metal band from Penza, Russia, formed in 2016. They combine orchestral grandeur with power metal's soaring energy.
Memembris is a symphonic black metal (early); black/death metal (later) band from Łomża, Poland, formed in 2017. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
Memoira is a melodic symphonic metal band from Pori, Finland, active since 2008, blending symphonic arrangements with melodic metal across releases like Carnival of Creation and Memories, Tragedies, Masquerades. Their sound features powerful female vocals layered over lush keyboards and heavy guitar work.
Memorare is a symphonic black metal band from London, England, formed in 2020. They layer orchestral grandeur over fierce black metal from the UK capital.
Mental Cruelty is a deathcore band from Karlsruhe, Germany, whose sound evolved from brutal deathcore into a symphonic variant across releases like "Pereat Mundus," "Purgatorium," and the ambitious "Zwielicht." Their blend of orchestral grandeur with crushing deathcore breakdowns has made them one of Germany's most prominent extreme metal exports.
Mervom is a symphonic and melodic power metal band from Hungary, formed in 2020. They craft lush symphonic power metal with melodic sophistication.
Metakosmia is a symphonic and ambient black metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2022. They layer lush symphonic and ambient textures over fierce black metal foundations.
A symphonic gothic metal band from Sofia, Bulgaria, founded in 2010 by singer and multi-instrumentalist Stela Atanasova, whose performances feature electric viola alongside operatic soprano vocals. Their debut album 'For All Beyond' (2018) and sophomore 'A Whole New Land' (2021) develop a classically informed symphonic metal sound with dual clean and extreme vocals.
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