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Malmort is a metal band from Chambéry, France, founded in 2003, blending darkness, melancholy, velocity, and melody into an alchemical whole. Their lyrical themes center on historical French conflicts, existential fears, and mortality, explored across releases including 'Hollenfurt,' 'MCDXXXI-MCDXL,' and 'Excerpta Funebris.'
Malobestio is a black metal band from Toulouse, France, formed in 2018. They forge fierce black metal from the Occitan underground.
Malokarpatan is one of Slovakia's most internationally acclaimed black metal bands, formed in Bratislava in 2014. The band blends raw black metal with traditional heavy metal melodies and deeply local Carpathian folklore, creating a distinctive sound that has earned them releases on Invictus Productions and widespread critical recognition.
Malorshiga is a black/death metal band from Slovene Istria, Slovenia, formed in 2019. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
Beneath the Void is a technical death metal act from Budapest, formed in 2021. The band delivers precision-driven extremity with complex arrangements and virtuosic instrumentation from the Hungarian capital.
Malpest is a black metal band from France, active since 2007. They channel atmospheric black metal darkness from the French underground.
Malphas is a black metal project from Lausanne, Switzerland, formed in 2015 that draws its name from the demon president of Hell described in the Lesser Key of Solomon. Their sound traffics in the cold, tremolo-driven ferocity of traditional black metal with a distinctly Swiss underground sensibility.
A black metal act from Bergen, Malsain has been crafting dark compositions since 2019. The band channels Bergen's legendary black metal lineage into their own expression of Norwegian extremity.
Malsaint is a French black metal project active since 2017, cultivating an air of mystery with an undisclosed location. The project delivers orthodox black metal with the cold intensity and misanthropic atmosphere that define the genre's French contingent.
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