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This Godless Endeavor (2005)
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Must Kill is a thrash/death metal act from Milton Keynes, delivering aggressive extremity since 2020. The band channels the new town's unexpected underground energy into ripping, high-velocity compositions.
Musta Kirkko is a black and death metal band from Tampere, Finland, formed in 2023. Their name meaning "Black Church" sets the tone for their blasphemous black-death assault.
Hailing from Herten in the Ruhr area, Musty Guts pairs death and thrash metal with a visceral, old-school approach to extremity. Active since 2018, the band channels the industrial heritage of their surroundings into grinding, aggressive compositions.
Los Angeles-based Mutagen trade in black/death metal that favors dark, warring extremes — the atmospheric chaos of black metal pressing hard against death metal's crushing technical framework. Active since 2009, they operate in LA's sprawling underground where genre lines blur under the sheer volume of the city's metal output.
Augusta, Georgia's Mutagen pursue progressive death metal with an ear for complex arrangements and shifting dynamics, standing apart from more straightforward brutality in a state with a rich but often overlooked metal tradition. Active since 2009, the band has steadily developed their technical craft within the Southeast's underground.
Mutagenic Host is a death metal band from London, England, formed in 2023. They channel mutated death metal from the UK capital.
Beaver County, Pennsylvania's Mutalist have been excavating the brutal death metal underground since 2012, delivering the genre's trademark pummeling low-end and guttural extremity with uncompromising focus. They represent the blue-collar steel-country grind that has always fed Pennsylvania's metal scene.
Mutant Blast is a death 'n' roll band from Helsinki, Finland, featuring Tomi Malinen on vocals and guitar, Toni Huhtiniemi on guitar, Eero Nykänen on bass, and E-S Kuikka on drums. Their releases including 'Detonation' and 'Soulsteeler' combine old school death metal tones with a modern, groove-driven approach.
Brooklyn's Mutant Supremacy have been one of New York City's most consistent death metal exports since 2010, playing a dense, old-school style that leans on early Florida and New York influences without resorting to pastiche. Their relentless gigging in the local underground has earned them a reputation as a formidable live act.
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