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Malkenn is a black metal band from Brittany, France, formed in 2020. They channel dark, atmospheric black metal from the Celtic fringe of France.
Malkuth is a symphonic black and gothic metal band from Zagreb, Croatia, formed in 2018. Named after the Kabbalistic sphere, they blend symphonic black metal with gothic atmospheres.
One of the more enduring forces in the Brazilian black metal underground, Malkuth have been operating out of the Pernambuco region since 1993, building an extensive discography rooted in occultism, Lovecraftian horror, and anti-Christian war metal. Their 2018 seventh studio album "Voodoo," released through Obskure Chaos Distro, marks three decades of unrelenting devotion to extreme and esoteric darkness.
Mallacht is a black metal band from Dublin, Ireland, formed in 2025. Their Irish name meaning "curse" captures the dark intensity of their black metal.
Mallephyr is a black/death metal four-piece from Czechia, self-described as "worshipping our inner demons since 2014." Their discography, from the 2014 demo through releases like "Assailing the Holy" and "Womb of Worms," channels aggressive black/death metal centered on themes of internal struggle and demonological darkness.
Malleus have been forging cold, orthodox black metal from Rio de Janeiro since the mid-2000s, releasing albums like "Verum Legis" and the split "Underworld Dominion" with Sonneillon through Anaites Records. Their sound draws from the austere, second-wave tradition — stripped-down production, tremolo-heavy riffing, and a devotion to atmosphere over spectacle.
Malleus Maleficarum is a black metal band from La Rochelle, France. Named after the infamous witch-hunting manual, they deliver dark, inquisitorial black metal from the Atlantic coast.
Mallevs Maleficarvm is a melodic black metal project from Bocholt, Germany, composed and recorded by Marius Berendsen between 2012 and 2016. The 2017 album "Homo Homini Lupus" features guest vocalists from Equilibrium and ex-Bethlehem, blending atmospheric black metal with catchy riffs and blast beats across ten ambitious tracks.
Malmhríð is a Norwegian black metal project formed in 2016, with an Old Norse name meaning 'metal storm.' The project channels Nordic fury into atmospheric, aggressive compositions.
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