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Maledicō is a raw black metal duo from Etruria, Italy, consisting of Vexillarius on drums and GP5 Asphyxia on guitar and vocals. Their 2025 demo was recorded in Vexillarius's remote hut without mixing or polishing, embodying the bestial and war metal tradition of deliberately primitive sonic violence.
Atlanta's Malefic blend black and death metal with the swampy intensity that defines Southern extreme music, conjuring something both feral and atmospheric. Since 2018 they've been a dark presence in Georgia's heavy underground.
Begotten Silence is a melodic death metal act from Budapest, active since 2013. The band delivers Scandinavian-influenced melodeath with a distinctly Hungarian identity.
Malefican Ritualis is a blackened death metal band from South Moravia, Czech Republic, whose self-titled 2025 EP earned Album of the Week recognition from ViaOmega. Their professionally produced sound blends occult ritualism with the ferocity of blackened death metal, marking a strong debut from the Czech underground.
Maleficarum brings a psychedelic sensibility to black metal from the scorched northeast of the country, threading hallucinatory textures through an otherwise bleak and hostile framework. Their 2021 release "Blocksberg Selecta" serves as an entry point into their occult-influenced sound, which sits at the intersection of ceremonial atmosphere and raw black metal abrasion.
Maleficarvm is a Hungarian black metal project active since 2016, drawing its name from the infamous medieval witch-hunting manual. The project channels inquisitorial darkness into aggressive, orthodox black metal.
Maleficent is a black/symphonic metal band from Oslo, Norway, active in the underground. They layer orchestral grandeur over heavy metal foundations.
Maleficia is a black metal band from Raahe, Finland, active since 2012. They channel dark Finnish black metal from the Ostrobothnia coast.
Maleficio is a symphonic black metal band from Ciudad Real, Spain, formed in 2024. They weave orchestral grandeur into black metal's darkness, creating dramatic, cinematic compositions.
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