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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.
Boline Ritual is a doom metal act from the lakeside city of Veszprém, formed in 2024. Named after the ritual knife used in Wiccan practice, the band channels occult themes into crushing, glacially paced doom.
Masking the Hate is a gothic and symphonic black metal band from Aversa, Italy, formed in 2015. They layer gothic and symphonic elements over fierce black metal from the Campania region.
Maskinganna is a black metal band from Ittiri, Sardinia, Italy, formed in 2016. They channel dark black metal from the Sardinian interior.
Masochrist was a black metal band from the Florianópolis/São José area that emerged in 2011 and released a run of compact, raw recordings before splitting up. Their debut EP Enter The Masochrist (2011) was followed quickly by Karmageddon (2012), both leaning into a corrosive, lo-fi black metal attack rooted in Satanic and misanthropic themes.
Masque Mortuaire is a black metal band from France, formed in 2025. Their French name meaning "Death Mask" sets the tone for their dark, ritualistic black metal.
Mass Murder Squad is a black and death metal band from Greece, formed in 2020. They channel violent extremity through the convergence of black and death metal.
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