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Manstractor

Mülheim an der Ruhr, DE · 2013–present · active
Manstractor is a brutal death metal and grindcore band from the Mülheim an der Ruhr/Oberhausen area of Germany, active since 2013. Their sound combines the visceral extremity of brutal death metal with grindcore's relentless velocity, forged in the industrial heartland of the Ruhrgebiet.
Brutal Death MetalDeath MetalGrindcore

Manta Birostris

Warsaw, PL · 2012–present · active
Manta Birostris is a death/heavy metal act from Warsaw, named after the giant oceanic manta ray since 2012. The band channels the deep-sea grandeur of their namesake into heavy, sweeping compositions.
Death MetalHeavy Metal

Manthra

Antofagasta, MX · 2009–present · active
Manthra was a thrash/death metal band from Antofagasta, Chile, active from 2001 until their split in 2015. During their run they released two promo CD-Rs — El final (2003) and Inquisición (2004) — and later continued under the name Dark Manthra to distinguish themselves from an older Colombian band named Mantra.
Death MetalThrash Metal

Manthra

Antofagasta, CL · 2009–present · split-up
Manthra was a thrash/death metal band from Antofagasta, Chile, active from 2001 until their split in 2015. During their run they released two promo CD-Rs — El final (2003) and Inquisición (2004) — and later continued under the name Dark Manthra to distinguish themselves from an older Colombian band named Mantra.
Death MetalThrash Metal

Mantikore

Cardiff, GB · 2022–present · active
Mantikore is a death metal act from Cardiff, delivering heavy extremity from the Welsh capital since 2022. The band's name references the mythological beast, matching the hybrid ferocity of their sound.
Death Metal

Mantrum

Papenburg, DE · 2012–present · active
Mantrum is a melodic death/thrash metal band from northern Germany, with releases spanning from their 2012 self-titled debut through 2018's "The Age of Vultures." Their sound fuses groove-oriented rhythms with progressive and thrash metal elements, driven by Hermann von Ohr's compositions and Wasili M.'s lyrics.
Death MetalMelodic Death MetalMetalcoreThrash Metal

Manuscript

Kohtla-Järve, EE · 2023–present · active
Manuscript is a gothic and death metal band from Kohtla-Järve, Estonia, formed in 2023. They merge gothic metal's dark romanticism with death metal's visceral aggression.
Death MetalGothic Metal

Manuscriptum

Irkutsk, RU · 2012–present · active
Manuscriptum is a brutal death metal band from Irkutsk, Russia, formed in 2012. They unleash unrelenting brutal death metal fury.
Brutal Death MetalDeath Metal

Mar de Grises

CL · 2000–present · active
Mar de Grises was formed in Santiago, Chile in 2000, developing a death/doom sound that incorporated post-rock, ambient, and progressive elements into their dense compositional framework. Their debut The Tatterdemalion Express (2004) established them as a significant voice in South American doom, followed by Draining the Waterheart (2008) and Streams Inwards (2010), the latter named the top doom metal album of 2010 by Metal Storm's user base. The band dissolved in 2013 but announced a reunion in 2024, their catalog standing as one of the most ambitious in Latin American extreme metal.
Death MetalDoom Metal

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