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A US-based black/doom metal project active since 2017, Moment of Winter weaves the bleak atmosphere of cold-climate black metal together with the crushing, dirge-like pacing of doom for a sound that feels isolating and immense.
Buffalo, New York's Monarch play straight-ahead thrash and heavy metal rooted in the classic American tradition, carrying on the city's working-class metal legacy since their formation in 2014.
Monastery Desecration is a raw old school black/thrash metal project from Komotini, Greece, started in 2008 as a solo project by Drangu Nekrodaimon. After a decade of prolific demo output, the project expanded to a duo in 2018 with vocalist Zion, culminating in the 2023 EP 'Τῷ Σατανᾷ Λατρεύουσιν.'
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Mond is a depressive black metal band from Belgrade, Serbia, formed in 2018. They channel bleak, emotionally devastating black metal from the depths of despair.
Mondbrand is a black metal band from Bad Berleburg, Germany, formed in 2010. Their sound draws from the raw and atmospheric strains of the German black metal tradition.
From Stilwell, Oklahoma, Mondlicht craft symphonic black metal that layers sweeping orchestral ambition over a raw black metal core, an unusual combination rooted in a small-town setting since 2020.
Mondnacht are an atmospheric black metal and dark ambient band from Braunau am Inn, Upper Austria, who released their debut album 'Natura ingens est' in April 2023, followed by a second album later that same year. The project deals with themes of depression, nihilism, misanthropy, and self-destruction embedded within expansive, bleak atmospheric black metal compositions. Mondnacht are active on Bandcamp as an independent, underground act.
Mondstille are a melodic black metal band from Vienna, Austria, formed in 2004 and notable for their prominent use of violin and cello alongside standard metal instrumentation. The band released two albums — 'Am Ende...' (2008) and 'Seelenwund' (2012) — with reviewers highlighting their integration of classical string arrangements as a genuinely distinctive feature rather than a cosmetic addition. Their themes revolve around nature, melancholy, and inner landscapes.
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