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A black metal project from Gävle, Martyrum has been crafting dark compositions since 2023. The project channels martyrdom themes into atmospheric, ritualistic black metal.
Maruntuka is a black/sludge metal act from Warsaw, formed in 2022. The band merges the cold atmosphere of black metal with the crushing weight of sludge from the Polish capital.
Marvinz Troma is a blackened death metal project from Rennes, emerging in 2023 with a name that nods to the B-movie horror studio Troma Entertainment. The project channels that same low-budget, gore-soaked aesthetic into extreme metal.
Maryonmeth is a black metal band from Besançon, France, formed in 2018. They channel dark French black metal from the Franche-Comté region.
Marțolea is a metal project from Câmpulung Moldovenesc, Romania, whose releases 'Gâlmele Întunericului' and 'Noaptea dihăniilor' draw from dark Romanian folklore. The project maintains a dedicated web presence at martolea.com.
Masaya are a black metal and hardcore punk band from Vienna, Austria, signed to Misericordia Records. The four-piece — Leo (vocals, guitar), Martin (guitar, vocals), Niklas (drums), and Nico (bass) — released their self-titled six-track debut album in December 2021. Their approach blends the rawness of hardcore punk with black metal aggression in a compact, direct format.
Mascharat is an occult black metal band from Milan, Italy, whose work draws from alchemy, goetic demonology, and literature. From their 2014 demo through the self-titled album (2017) to 'Ars Aurea Mortis' (2026), they craft structurally sophisticated black metal organized around the four classical stages of alchemical transformation.
Pasadena's Mashe Namak emerged in 2020 with an atmospheric black metal approach that emphasizes texture and mood over raw hostility. The project draws from the genre's ambient and melancholic side, building slow-moving landscapes of coldness and dread.
Masjjid is a black metal project from Franconia, Germany, formed in 2022, featuring Middle Eastern-influenced pseudonyms and thematic elements. Their releases "Aintishar" and the "Easal Alkhalifa" EP blend black metal ferocity with an aesthetic rooted in Arabic mysticism and cultural imagery.
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