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Mortified Grave is a Parisian black metal project formed in 2019, channeling sepulchral atmosphere and tremolo-driven fury. The project draws from the second-wave black metal tradition while adding the cerebral edge characteristic of French black metal.
Mortinatvm is a black metal band from Puerto Montt in southern Chile, formed around 2009. The band released three demos between 2010 and 2012 — Promo (2010), Lucifere ad Ignis Eternitas (2011), and a self-titled demo (2012) — establishing a raw black metal foundation.
Mortinatvm is a black metal band from Puerto Montt in southern Chile, formed around 2009. The band released three demos between 2010 and 2012 — Promo (2010), Lucifere ad Ignis Eternitas (2011), and a self-titled demo (2012) — establishing a raw black metal foundation.
Mortirion is a black metal band from Southport, England, active since 2002. With over two decades of activity, they deliver dark black metal from the Lancashire coast.
Mortis Cruentus is a band from Alicante, Spain, formed in 2009, having evolved from early black metal into melodic death metal. Their stylistic evolution reflects a creative journey from raw aggression toward melodic sophistication.
Los Angeles black metal act Mortis Inanis, formed in 2015, conjure cold, misanthropic soundscapes befitting their name — 'hollow death' — with a style that emphasizes atmosphere and desolation over spectacle.
Mortivast is a black metal band from Oulu, Finland, formed in 2025. They channel cold, northern black metal from above the 65th parallel.
Mortiço is a one-man black metal project helmed by Andrew Gargula, who recorded the debut album Cumming in your Guts at Home Estúdio Mortal Ways in Rio Claro between January and May 2021. The same year Gargula released a split titled Tempos de Cavalaria alongside Far From Everything, keeping the project active in the tape and digital underground from its first months of existence.
Mortjuri is a melodic death/black metal band from Jena, Germany, formed in 2002. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
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