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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
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Majestic Mass is a metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark, whose aggressive catalog includes 'Savage Empire of Death,' 'Destroys Minds & Rapes Souls,' and 'Onwards.' The band channels extreme intensity through their provocatively titled releases.
Major Arcana is a symphonic black metal band from Naples, Italy, formed in 2014. Named after the tarot's major cards, they layer orchestral mysticism over fierce black metal.
Make Them Die Slowly is a melodic black metal and metalcore band from Birmingham, England, formed in 2020. They blend melodic black metal with metalcore's aggressive dynamics.
Mal Doror is an atmospheric black metal duo from Kiel, Germany, named after Lautréamont's "Les Chants de Maldoror." Their 2024 debut "MMXXIII" delivers three tracks of accusatory, rebellious black metal exploring themes of societal conformity and urban alienation, released on limited cassette.
Mal du Siècle is a raw antifascist black metal project from Spain, channeling 19th-century Romantic disillusionment through abrasive extremity. Their releases include 'Dark Ceremonies Under A Cursed Moon' and 'Lost Relics From The Ancient Satanic Cult,' marrying lo-fi black metal with explicitly political ideology.
Mal Etre is a one-person atmospheric black metal and ambient project from Lausanne, Switzerland, born in 2007 as a cathartic outlet for personal darkness. Operating from 'The Nocturnal Studio' since 2010, the project has released a string of recordings including 'The Grim Years,' 'Torment,' and 'Fractured,' channeling negative experience into layered, harrowing soundscapes.
Mala Fide is a black/thrash/death metal band from Zittau, Germany, active since 2016. Operating from the far eastern corner of Saxony near the Czech and Polish borders, their sound fuses three of extreme metal's most aggressive subgenres into a single volatile assault.
Malachia Carne Nera is a raw black metal, noise, and ambient project from Italy, formed in 2023. They blend lo-fi black metal with noise and ambient textures.
Malafede is a black metal and punk band from Valtiberina, Italy, formed in 2015. Their Italian name meaning "bad faith" captures their blend of black metal with punk's rebellious energy.
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