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"Mirror" Mixtape (2022)
Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
05/08 @ Underground Arts, Philadelphia
Featured Black Metal Album
Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Madstop is a thrash metal/crossover band from Potsdam, Germany, active since 2015 with releases including "The Lobotomizer" and singles like "Letters from Fukushima." Their crossover approach blends thrash metal's precision with punk's raw energy from the Brandenburg underground.
Mag Mell is a speed, thrash metal, and crossover band from Italy, formed in 2018. Named after the Irish mythological paradise, they deliver blazing crossover speed-thrash.
A thrash metal and crossover act from the Silesian city of Żory, Maggot has been delivering aggressive compositions since 2018. The band channels crossover energy from Poland's industrial south.
Mala Oxtia is a crossover and thrash metal band from Xove, Spain, active since 1993. As veterans of the Spanish thrash scene with over three decades of activity, they deliver relentless crossover thrash with punk-fueled aggression.
Mangled Dreams is a Voss-based act that evolved from doom metal to thrash metal and crossover, active since 2022. The band channels the dramatic Norwegian fjord landscape into aggressive, shape-shifting compositions.
A thrash metal and crossover act from Helsinki, Maniax has been delivering high-energy compositions since 2015. The band channels the manic energy of their name into fast, aggressive crossover thrash.
Manic Aggression is a thrash metal and crossover act from Sheffield, formed in 2023 and bringing high-velocity aggression to the Steel City's music scene. The band channels the energy of classic crossover thrash into short, intense compositions.
Marder is a crossover thrash act from Järvenpää near Helsinki, combining the aggression of thrash metal with hardcore punk velocity since 2011. The band delivers short, sharp bursts of politically charged extremity from the Finnish underground.
Mass Turbation is a thrash metal and crossover band from Schweinfurt, Germany, active since 2016. Their sound evolved from pure thrash metal roots into crossover territory, blending thrash's speed with punk's raw energy from the Franconian underground.
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