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Where Fear And Weapons Meet (2021)
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Hold Your Children Close and Pray for Oblivion (2016)
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Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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Mirre is a black metal and noise project from Utrecht, active since 2015. The project merges the cold aggression of black metal with the abrasive textures of noise, creating a uniquely hostile hybrid.
Mirror of the Void is a black metal and experimental project from Greater Poland, formed in 2022. The project channels the abyss-gazing philosophy of their name into unconventional, introspective black metal.
Mirrorthrone is a progressive/symphonic black/death metal band from Lausanne/Montreux, Switzerland, formed in 2015. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
A black metal project from the Netherlands, Mirtharoth has been crafting dark compositions since 2022. The project channels demonic themes into atmospheric black metal.
Miryam's Cunt is a black metal band from Écija, Spain, formed in 2013. They channel provocative, blasphemous black metal from the heart of Andalusia.
Mirzadeh is a melodic black and gothic metal band from Alajärvi, Finland, active since 2003. They blend melodic black metal with gothic atmospheres, creating dark, emotive compositions.
A black metal project from Erfurt in Thuringia, Misanthroph weaves cold, misanthropic atmosphere through tremolo-picked riffs and blast-driven aggression. Emerging in 2011, the act channels the isolation of eastern Germany's underground into venomous compositions.
A black metal project from Desenzano del Garda on the shores of Lake Garda, Misanthropic Desire channels the hatred suggested by its name into cold, aggressive compositions since 2024. The project draws on the lake's dramatic landscape as a backdrop for misanthropic black metal.
A black/death metal act from Worcester, Misanthropic Existence has been delivering hostile extremity since 2012. The band channels the hatred inherent in their name into aggressive compositions that merge the ferocity of death metal with black metal's cold atmosphere.
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