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A avant-garde metal and rock act from Oslo, Manimalism has been pushing boundaries since 2014. The band's portmanteau name signals their approach: channeling animalistic energy through sophisticated, experimental composition.
Mansfeld is a progressive and avant-garde metal project from Halle (Saale), Germany, active since 2005. Their eclectic discography ranges from experimental noise compilations to unconventional covers, reflecting an uncompromising commitment to boundary-pushing metal that defies convention.
Mare Erythraeum is a band from Tiszaújváros, Hungary, formed in 2013, having evolved from black metal and avant-garde into dark ambient. Named after a Martian surface feature, their creative evolution spans extreme metal to atmospheric soundscapes.
Maudite Decadence is an avant-garde black metal band from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, formed in 2016. They push black metal into experimental, avant-garde territory with unconventional compositions.
Mayfair were a progressive metal band from Frastanz in Vorarlberg, Austria, formed in 1989 and among the earliest Austrian acts to engage with the progressive metal sound emerging in the early 1990s. Their style combined hypnotic cyclical riffing reminiscent of Tool with ethnic percussive elements and European folk-tinged melodies, evolving toward avant-garde rock on later releases. The band released three albums in the 1990s and reunited in 2010, remaining active until 2022.
Mehen is an avant-garde death metal band from Nancy, France, formed in 2019. They push death metal into experimental, avant-garde territory with unconventional approaches.
Metus is an avant-garde black metal project from Porto Empedocle in Sicily, active since 2007. The project pushes beyond orthodox black metal into experimental territory, befitting the birthplace of the ancient philosopher Empedocles.
Michel Anoia is an avant-garde, technical death metal, and mathcore project from Lyon, France, active since 2013. They push extreme metal into cerebral, mathematically complex territory.
A Jessheim-based act that evolved from avant-garde black metal to progressive metal, Minas has been shape-shifting since 2018. The band channels experimental ambition into constantly evolving compositions.
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