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Mahtar Úqétima is a black metal and ambient project from Madrid, Spain, formed in 2022. They fuse raw black metal hostility with ambient soundscapes, creating dark, immersive compositions.
Out of the Black Hills since 2025, Maidencage are as raw and new as their surroundings demand — black metal laced with punk's contempt for comfort. A frontier-feeling band in both geography and attitude.
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Maidyrø is a black metal band from Rovaniemi, Finland, formed in 2019. They forge cold, arctic black metal from above the Arctic Circle.
Dallas black metal outfit Maiestas have operated with grim purpose since 2013, channeling the genre's most uncompromising orthodoxy through Texas heat. Their longevity in the scene reflects a project built on conviction over trend.
Maim is a black and death metal band from Longeville-en-Barrois, France, active since 2008. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the ferocious intersection of black and death metal.
Majak is a Neumünster, Germany-based band whose self-described "Occult Heavy Magick" has evolved from black/thrash metal roots into a psychedelic-tinged blackened heavy metal hybrid. Their 2024 album "Restless Wicked" earned acclaim as one of the year's best debuts, and they are booked for Rock Hard Festival 2026.
Majestat is a black metal project from the historic city of Toruń, formed in 2021. The project channels the 'majesty' of its name into cold, commanding black metal.
Majestic Major is a progressive black metal band from Armentières, France, formed in 2025. They push black metal into progressive territory with ambitious, boundary-crossing compositions.
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