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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Moss upon the Skull is a progressive death metal act from Brussels, active since 2014. The band delivers technically ambitious compositions that push death metal into cerebral, atmospheric territory from the Belgian capital.
Atlanta deathcore/death metal act Mosura — named after the iconic kaiju — have been delivering monster-sized low-end punishment and groove-heavy breakdowns since 2017, a fixture in the Georgia extreme metal scene.
Moth Haven is a thrash/death/groove metal band from Roosendaal, the Netherlands, formed in 2015. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
Mother of All is a melodic death metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2021. They craft powerful melodic death metal drawing from the rich Scandinavian tradition.
Indianapolis death/doom act Mother of Graves have been one of the more compelling newer voices in melodic death-doom since forming in 2019 — their sound draws on the Finnish tradition of grief-soaked melody without merely imitating it.
A death metal act from the northern Groningen village of Siddeburen, Motilium has been delivering aggressive compositions since 2021. The band channels the vast, flat landscape of the Dutch northeast into crushing death metal.
Out of Whitney Point in rural upstate New York, Motivational Death merge groove metal's mid-paced swagger with the blunt force of death metal, creating a sound that favors heavy impact over technical display. The band formed in 2021 and embraces a sardonic, wry edge in both name and approach.
MotorDeath is a DIY death/punk band from Thessaloniki, Greece, fusing death metal aggression with punk energy. Their releases 'Strangled by Slavery' and 'Trenched Existence' deliver raw, underground-ethos-driven extremity from the city's DIY scene.
Motra are a death metal band from Sorocaba whose lyrics dig into mental disorders, pain, and psychological collapse. Their 2025 album 'Óbice' — a ten-track statement of unrelenting brutality — earned the band international attention including coverage in Russian metal media.
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