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The Mountain Of Gold (2018)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Maudite Decadence is an avant-garde black metal band from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, formed in 2016. They push black metal into experimental, avant-garde territory with unconventional compositions.
Mauf is a black metal and punk band from Xàtiva, Spain, formed in 2026. They fuse raw black metal aggression with punk's rebellious energy and DIY ethos.
Maura is a black/death metal band from Sandviken, Sweden, formed in 2012. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
Mausoleum were a death/black metal outfit from São Paulo whose lyrical themes circled around paganism and occultism, a common thread running through releases spanning compilations such as "Southern Warriors Cult #1" (1999) and "War... Satanic Victory!!!" (2003). Their output also included "10 Anos de Bestial Massacre" in 2004 and "O Retorno à Batalha" in 2006, cementing a two-decade presence in the Brazilian underground before the band eventually dissolved.
Bridge to Solace is a metalcore and melodic death metal act from Budapest, active since 2021. The band crafts emotionally charged compositions that balance aggressive breakdowns with melodic, introspective passages.
A raw black metal entity from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mavet operates deep in the underground with limited public documentation beyond their Bandcamp presence. The project adheres to the lo-fi, stripped-down aesthetic of the international raw black metal underground, releasing material with little promotional infrastructure.
Maveth is a blackened death metal project from Germany, formed in 2021. Their sound merges the atmospheric darkness of black metal with death metal's visceral brutality, creating a dense, oppressive sonic assault.
Maw is a black and death metal band from London and Royal Leamington Spa, England, formed in 2012. They channel abyssal extremity through the convergence of black and death metal.
Lakewood, New Jersey's Maximum Oversatan runs at full throttle, fusing black metal savagery with the raw punch of speed metal for something that never lets up. Since 2011, they've kept the spirit of the unholy metal hordes alive on the Jersey Shore.
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