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Mancubus is a slam/brutal death metal band from Mariupol, Ukraine, formed in 2015. They unleash unrelenting brutal death metal fury.
A doom/death metal act from Budapest, Bipolar Disorder has been delivering crushing compositions since 2017. The band channels the emotional extremes suggested by their name into heavy, dynamic metal.
Mandatory were a death/thrash metal band from Grünburg in Upper Austria, founded in 2002 by Manuel Rohrauer and Leo Wolfmayr initially as a cover band before evolving into original material. Over their run through 2016, they progressed from a death/thrash approach toward melodic death metal, releasing material through Emdis Music. They represent a generation of rural Upper Austrian bands that developed through the regional rehearsal-room-to-stage pipeline.
Mandragora are a black/death/thrash metal band with experimental elements from Vienna, Austria, operating at the intersection of multiple extreme subgenres. The band is catalogued in the Encyclopaedia Metallum as an active Viennese act pushing outside the boundaries of any single genre classification. Their Bandcamp presence under holasoyneto.bandcamp.com reflects the eclectic and unconventional nature of the project.
A death metal band from the Tapanã neighborhood who announced themselves with a self-titled EP in 2020, Mandíbula deals in themes of horror, chaos, and human brutality with their sound landing firmly in the old-school tradition. Both 'Self Devourment' and 'Hecatombe Vitae,' released in quick succession in 2024, expanded on that foundation with a focus on psychological as well as physical violence.
Maneihdag is a symphonic black and death metal band from Barletta-Andria-Trani, Italy, formed in 2017. They layer symphonic orchestration over extreme metal from Puglia.
Manfrea is a blackened death metal (early); metalcore (later) band from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2016. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
Long Island's Mangled have been punishing listeners with brutal death metal since 2006, carrying on the New York area's tradition of uncompromising extremity without apology. Dense, technical, and brutally efficient.
A death metal act from Pforzheim in Baden-Württemberg, Mangled Torsos has been delivering grotesque extremity since 2022. The band channels the visceral imagery of their name into brutal, old-school death metal.
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