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A metalcore act from the central Hungarian city of Székesfehérvár, Bulls from Hell has been delivering aggressive compositions since 2014. The band channels the ancient coronation city's spirit into confrontational metalcore.
A depressive black metal project from Mons, Belgium, dealing in DSBM hallmarks of slow tempos, raw production, and themes of despair. Their releases include the demo 'Sadness' Veins', delivered with abrasive guitars and anguished vocals in the tradition of the subgenre.
A melodic death metal act from the Hesse town of Rodgau, Melancholic Seasons has been blending mournful melodies with aggressive rhythms since 2017. The band channels seasonal melancholy into emotionally resonant melodeath.
Burial Stone is a funeral doom metal project from the small town of Mór in western Hungary, crafting glacially slow, devastating compositions since 2018. The project channels the crushing weight of grief into some of Hungary's most oppressive doom.
Melangia is a doom and death metal band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2019. They channel crushing doom-death through oppressive heaviness and atmospheric desolation.
Melankoli is a atmospheric black metal/ambient band from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2012. They craft expansive, atmospheric black metal compositions with textural depth.
Melanthropy emerged from Curitiba's underground with their debut album "Happiness Remains Shattered" (February 2023), a DSBM record written by multi-instrumentalist Lucas 'Raaski' Rafalski and vocalist Gabriel Henrique that maps the interior landscape of hopelessness through slow-burning, oppressive black metal. The project sits comfortably within the tradition of atmospheric DSBM without straying far from stripped-down, emotionally suffocating song structures.
Melatonin is a symphonic gothic/progressive metal band from Chur, Switzerland, formed in 2017. They craft intricate progressive compositions with technical ambition.
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