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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Myyzael is a black metal and dungeon synth project from Göttingen, Germany, formed in 2025. They blend raw black metal aggression with the dark, medieval atmospheres of dungeon synth.
Myzterion is a atmospheric/melodic black metal band from Ørland, Norway, formed in 2018. They craft atmospheric melodic black metal with sweeping melodies and emotional depth.
Mzoraxc is a black metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2023. They channel raw, uncompromising black metal darkness through a distinctly Danish lens.
Wisconsin experimental black metal project Mágoa formed in 2025, bending the genre's conventions toward unconventional structures and unsettling atmospheres. The name — Portuguese for grief or sorrow — signals an emotionally driven approach to experimentation.
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Mârtraum is a black metal project from Erkelenz in North Rhine-Westphalia, active since 2020. The project channels nightmare imagery into cold, atmospheric black metal.
Mädäntyneen Jumalan Silmä is a black metal band from Finland, formed in 2016. Their provocative Finnish name meaning "Eye of the Rotting God" captures their blasphemous, confrontational approach to black metal.
Portland's Mälevolent launched in 2024 as a black metal project steeped in dark atmosphere, operating out of the Pacific Northwest's fertile underground scene. The umlaut-inflected name hints at a European black metal sensibility transplanted to the rain-soaked Pacific Northwest.
New York melodic black metal project Mälghäst formed in 2026, blending the melodic sweep of Scandinavian black metal traditions with the project's own compositional voice. The name's double-umlaut styling suggests a deliberate aesthetic investment in the genre's visual and sonic heritage.
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