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Before Eden was a progressive power metal band from Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil, founded in 1998 by guitarist Alessandro Kotlinsky. Their melodic, keyboard-driven sound — shaped by Juliano Scharf's prominent keys work — earned them recognition in Brazil's Rock Brigade magazine, where they placed 4th in the "Best National Act" category and Scharf was nominated "Best Keyboarder." The band released three studio albums: a self-titled debut (2001), "The Legacy of Gaia" (2005), and "A Realm Reborn" (2015), before eventually going inactive.
Melodic death metal and metalcore band from Belgium, active since 2009. They pair the twin-guitar harmonies of melodic death metal with metalcore's dynamic song structures.
Melodic death metal outfit from Tula, formed in 2012. Twin-guitar harmonies and soaring lead work temper the brutality of blast beats and growled vocals, creating compositions that are both punishing and anthemic.
Kristiansand-based industrial metal act active since 2019, fusing mechanical rhythms and electronic textures with heavy guitar distortion. Their cold, precise sound channels the genre's tradition of merging human aggression with machine-like efficiency.
Finnish melodic death/gothic metal band from Nastola, formed in 2023. They blend melodic death metal with gothic metal atmospherics from the Päijänne Tavastia region.
Finnish thrash/death metal band from Vantaa, formed in 2013. They deliver relentless thrash-death from the Helsinki metropolitan area.
Metalcore and groove metal act from Vienna, Austria, active since 2005. They combine the rhythmic heaviness of groove metal with metalcore's melodic breakdowns and aggressive vocal delivery.
Death/doom outfit from Setúbal, formed in 1998. Their music inhabits the oppressive space where death metal's aggression meets doom's suffocating weight.
Lisbon-based metalcore act active since 2025, merging hardcore punk's confrontational energy with heavy metal's technical ambition. Their compositions trade between aggressive breakdowns and melodic passages with the dynamic range that defines the genre.
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