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Maximus is a raw black metal project from an undisclosed French location, active since 2021. The project delivers uncompromising, lo-fi black metal with the misanthropic intensity that characterizes the French raw black metal underground.
Mayhemic Wrath is a black metal band from Kyiv, Ukraine, active since at least 2013. Their discography includes the 2014 EP 'Total Holocaust Of God Believers,' the 2016 full-length 'О, Великая Мать! Ты Черное Пламя! Ты Вечная Мудрость!,' and a 2020 split 'The Four Harbingers Of Death,' channeling raw satanic extremity from the Ukrainian underground.
Maymon is a solo black metal project from Sardinia, Italy, inspired by philosophy and the darkness of human thought. The project has maintained a prolific output since the 2023 EP, followed by 'Oscuro E Profondo' (2024) and both 'Incenso' and 'Inferno' in 2025.
Mazauk is a German black metal trio whose 2021 debut demo "Obsession of Killing" delivers five tracks of raw, black 'n' roll-tinged black metal across thirteen minutes. The band features Vanta on guitars, Ungestalt on vocals, and Thulium on drums and mixing.
Springfield, Massachusetts's Maze of Maze carves through the space between black and death metal with a relentless, disorienting intensity. Since 2017, they've built a sound that feels as claustrophobic as their name suggests.
Mazuurian Darkness is a black metal band from Bremen, Germany, whose 2025 self-titled debut features four tracks of atmospheric black metal anchored by the nearly ten-minute epic "Ride On Eternity." Released in a limited run of 50 cassettes, their sound channels epic, layered instrumentation through a cosmic black metal lens.
Maärdh is a raw black metal and noise project from Novosibirsk, Russia. Their 2016 album 'Abomination Rage' delivers five tracks of harsh, unpolished extremity across roughly twelve minutes, blending abrasive noise elements with raw black metal's lo-fi production aesthetic.
Maïeutiste is a band from Saint-Étienne, France, formed in 2015, having evolved from black and doom metal into progressive black metal. Their creative arc reflects a deepening exploration of black metal's atmospheric and compositional possibilities.
Maāra are a black/doom metal band from Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria, operating in the dark and atmospheric end of the black metal spectrum. The band maintains a Bandcamp presence under maara.bandcamp.com, representing the small but active black metal underground of the Tyrolean Alps. Specific release information remains limited, reflecting their underground status within the Austrian scene.
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