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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Medieval Demon is a melodic black metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2018. They craft atmospheric melodic black metal with medieval themes.
Medieval Sacrifice is a raw black metal band from Chernivtsi, Ukraine, formed in autumn 2012. Their 2013 demo delivers five tracks of uncompromising black metal 'from fanatics for fanatics,' including a cover of Archgoat's 'The Dawn Of The Antichrist' alongside original compositions.
Medievales is a black metal, noise, and dungeon synth project from Saint-Étienne, France, formed in 2022. They fuse raw black metal with noise experimentation and medieval dungeon synth atmospheres.
Meditatio is a symphonic black metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2022. They layer symphonic grandeur over fierce black metal foundations.
Medrowt is a black/thrash metal act from Milan, active since 2007 and drawing its name from Arthurian legend. The band delivers aggressive, riff-driven extremity with a medieval edge from Lombardy's capital.
A black/death metal act from Bergamo in Lombardy, Mefitic has been delivering cavernous extremity since 2018. The band's name, evoking noxious, poisonous fumes, matches their suffocating sonic approach.
A black metal project from Östergötland, Megabat has been crafting dark compositions since 2014. The project channels the nocturnal imagery of their chiropteran name into atmospheric black metal.
Megaera is a thrash/black metal band from Munich, Germany, active since 2011. Their sound fuses the velocity and precision of thrash metal with black metal's atmospheric darkness, named after the Greek Fury of jealous rage.
A black metal project from the Warsaw area, Meghorash has been crafting dark compositions since 2013. The project delivers atmospheric black metal from the Masovian underground.
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