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A black metal project from Gouda in South Holland, Morningfall has been crafting atmospheric compositions since 2015. The project channels dawn imagery into cold, melancholic black metal.
Chicago's Morningstar have been working the black/death metal corridor since 2015, drawing on the Windy City's storied underground to craft music that channels infernal aggression with the coldly atmospheric darkness the genre demands.
Mornië Utúlië is a atmospheric black metal band from Rzeszów, Poland, formed in 2015. They craft expansive, atmospheric black metal compositions with textural depth.
Mornvm is a melodic death, black, and doom metal band from Kalamata, Greece, formed in 2024. They blend multiple extreme metal styles from the Peloponnese.
New Jersey black metal and punk hybrid Moroi formed in 2020, channeling the raw, stripped-down ferocity of black metal's punk roots with a confrontational urgency that keeps the music more physical than cerebral.
Morok is a pagan black metal band from Darmstadt, Germany, formed in 2008, rooted in Slavic mythology and folklore. Their discography spans from 2008's In The Forests Of Slavia through the 2013 full-length Fiery Dances Of Dying, blending folk metal melodies with pagan death metal ferocity.
A black metal and hardcore act from Moscow, Morokh has been blending the aggression of both genres since 2015. The band channels the Slavic word for 'frost' into cold, confrontational compositions.
Portland raw black metal project Morosity strips the genre down to its most hostile and primitive elements, embracing lo-fi production and venomous aggression since forming in 2011. They represent the DIY, under-the-radar ethos that has long defined Portland's underground metal community.
A black metal project with roots in Portland active since 2006, Morphesia draws on the atmospheric and melodic strains of the genre to craft dense, immersive soundscapes. Their longevity in the scene speaks to a consistent commitment to the craft on their own terms.
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