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Mastdarm is a DSBM (depressive suicidal black metal) duo from Saxony, Germany, formed in 2019 by vocalist Sykdom and guitarist Krankus. Their releases "Crown of Thorns" and "Burn Kill Destroy" channel the anguished, harrowing atmosphere that defines the depressive black metal subgenre.
Ferocious Speed / Thrash Metal from Houston.
Portland's Master Burial conjures suffocating walls of raw, atmospheric black metal soaked in despair and Pacific Northwest bleakness. Formed in 2021, the project channels depressive DSBM traditions through a lo-fi haze that feels genuinely harrowing.
Master Deceiver is a symphonic black metal project from Germany, formed in 2020 to honor the 1990s golden era of the subgenre. Their album "The Shadow Weaver" embraces the atmospheric grandeur and dark romanticism of classic symphonic black metal while deliberately breaking from contemporary mainstream trends.
Master Hunter is a black metal project from Bratislava, formed in 2025. The project delivers predatory, aggressive black metal from the Slovak capital.
A black metal project from Katowice, Poland's Silesian industrial heartland, Mastiphal has been crafting dark compositions since 2020. The project draws from the deep Silesian black metal tradition.
Masturbory is a raw black metal and grindcore band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2021. They fuse raw black metal's lo-fi hostility with grindcore's explosive brevity.
Masugn is a death/thrash/black metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 2015. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
Matar is a black metal band from Pirkanmaa, Finland, formed in 2024. They channel cold, dark black metal from the Finnish interior.
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