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Movarbru are a long-running Satanic black metal band from Sapiranga, Rio Grande do Sul, whose sound draws from the raw South American underground tradition. Their 2020 EP 'Sob o Domínio do Antigo Culto,' recorded at From Hellcords Studios in Porto Alegre, was released as a 300-copy limited edition through Cianeto Discos and features the band's core themes of occultism and anti-Christian fury.
Chicago black metal project Movarth emerged in 2024, channeling the urban isolation of the Midwest into raw, coldly atmospheric black metal that draws on both the Scandinavian tradition and a distinctly American sense of desolation.
Mrak is a depressive black metal band from Darmstadt, Germany, formed in 2018. They channel bleak, emotionally devastating black metal from the depths of despair.
Mravcolev is a black metal project from the northern Slovak town of Čadca near the Polish and Czech borders, active since 2016. The project channels the Beskid mountain atmosphere into atmospheric black metal.
Mrazomor is a black metal band from Sinj, Croatia, formed in 2023. They channel dark black metal from the Croatian hinterland.
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Mrok is a black metal project from Hamburg, active since 2019. The project channels Slavic linguistic influence into cold, aggressive black metal from northern Germany.
Mrtva is a Russian black metal project formed in 2021, with a Slavic name meaning 'dead.' The project delivers cold, lifeless black metal.
A black metal project from the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv, Mrtva Vod has been crafting dark compositions since 2021. The Slavic name, meaning 'dead water,' channels the mythological concept into cold, atmospheric black metal.
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