I kind of like this, Especially this song is just fantastic.
Heidra
And another young Norther Europe melo death band with good songs
Parasite Inc.
Yes, rocks.
Gwendydd
Another young band in the melo death space – missed them in Wacken (they played Mondays, hello? Some people gotta work)
Thyrfing – viking music
Another new release I found by chance is by a band from Sweden called Thyrfing. They appear to sing in Swedish (I guess). The new record named “Vanagandr” is a highlight – each and every song is great (at least for me).
Please check them out
The Mentalist
I have found a new GERMAN band (at east they were new to me) – Mentalist. They do complex power metal (maybe well described as a mixture between Dragonforce and Symphony X). I have listened through the record multiple times now, and the more often I hear it, the more I like it. The record is called “A journey into the Unknown”.
FunFact: In the video “Modern Philosophy” they run through a forest which I think I do know – it is in the “Pfälzer Wald” with some trails leading to a cave or so – I think I wandered around there, too.