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Mandragora are a black/death/thrash metal band with experimental elements from Vienna, Austria, operating at the intersection of multiple extreme subgenres. The band is catalogued in the Encyclopaedia Metallum as an active Viennese act pushing outside the boundaries of any single genre classification. Their Bandcamp presence under holasoyneto.bandcamp.com reflects the eclectic and unconventional nature of the project.
Maneater is a black metal band from Halle (Saale), Germany, active since 2017. Their sound channels the cold, aggressive intensity of black metal from one of eastern Germany's most historically significant cities.
Maneihdag is a symphonic black and death metal band from Barletta-Andria-Trani, Italy, formed in 2017. They layer symphonic orchestration over extreme metal from Puglia.
A black metal act from Askim near Oslo, Manes has been crafting atmospheric compositions since 2016. The band draws from Norwegian black metal traditions while exploring expansive, atmospheric territory.
Manfrea is a blackened death metal (early); metalcore (later) band from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2016. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
Mangel is a melodic black metal project from Menden, Germany, active since 2020. Their sound combines the tremolo-picked ferocity of black metal with melodic sensibility, drawing from the Sauerland region's growing extreme metal underground.
Manheim is a black 'n' roll band from Zabok, Croatia, formed in 2013. They fuse black metal's darkness with rock 'n' roll's infectious energy.
Manhunt is a thrash and black metal band from Turin, Italy, formed in 2013. They fuse thrash aggression with black metal's cold fury from Piedmont.
Connecticut's Maniacal Violator have been carving out a niche in the black/death underground since 2016, blending the cold hostility of black metal with death metal's brute physicality. Raw, violent, and deliberately unpolished.
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