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A one-person old-school death/black metal project helmed by Terror Holocausto, who handles all instruments and vocals drawing from 90s North American and Brazilian extremity. The debut EP "Before Coffins, Hells and Nightmares" (2021), released through Cianeto Discos, was recorded at Terror Holocausto's own home studio in Bahia and captures a raw, cavernous sound rooted firmly in the early death/black tradition.
Midnight Rites is a melodic/blackened death metal band from Linköping, Sweden, formed in 2012. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
Midnight Scream is a black, death, and gothic metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2017. They blend multiple dark metal styles into dramatic compositions.
A black metal project from Lviv, Midnight Silence has been crafting nocturnal compositions since 2021. The project channels the quiet darkness of the western Ukrainian night into cold, contemplative black metal.
Midnight Twelve is a black/thrash metal act from Fano on the Adriatic coast, active since 2017. The band delivers aggressive, speed-driven extremity from the Marche region.
A Russian black metal project, Midnightl has been crafting dark compositions since 2014. The project delivers atmospheric black metal.
Mierko is an atmospheric black metal band from Lahti, Finland, formed in 2022. They craft expansive, atmospheric black metal compositions with textural depth.
Mierr is an atmospheric folk/black metal act from the ancient Volga city of Kostroma, active since 2018. The band channels the folk traditions and forested landscapes of the Russian Golden Ring into nature-inspired black metal.
Mightiest is a melodic black metal band from Freiburg, Germany, active since the early 1990s. Their extensive catalog spans demos, splits, and full-lengths including the atmospheric SinisTerra, rooted in the German black metal underground with ties to Ancient Spirit Records.
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