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A black metal project from Bratislava, Mertykhuwar has been crafting dark compositions since 2023. The project delivers atmospheric black metal from the Slovak capital.
Merzotna Potvora is a blackened thrash metal band from Kyiv, Ukraine, delivering aggressive black speed metal through a four-piece lineup including female drummer Katia. Their prolific 2024-2026 output spans the single 'Žebraćkyj mur,' the album 'Poliuvannia,' a split with Obrij, and the raw 'Kuľt Pekeľnoho Molota' rehearsal demo.
A black metal project from Ankara, Mesein has been crafting dark compositions since 2024. The project delivers atmospheric black metal from the Turkish capital.
Mesfetor is a black metal project from Normandy, emerging in 2023 with a raw, atmospheric approach to the genre. The project channels the mist-shrouded landscapes of northern France into cold, aggressive compositions.
Mesnada is a black metal project from Madrid, newly formed in 2026, drawing from the martial and medieval connotations of its name — a mesnada being a feudal lord's armed retinue. The project channels Iberian history into cold, atmospheric black metal.
Messalian is a death/black metal band from Kluczbork, Poland, formed in 2015. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
Messier 16 is a progressive black/death metal band from Oslo, Norway, formed in 2021. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
Messor Falce is a black metal project from Gelderland, formed in 2023. The project's Latin-Italian name, referencing a reaping sickle, channels agricultural death imagery into cold black metal.
A black metal act from the Trieste-Monfalcone area, Mestlet has roots dating back to 1998, making them one of the Friuli Venezia Giulia region's longest-running black metal projects. The band channels the borderland atmosphere of Italy's northeastern frontier into cold, aggressive compositions.
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