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Mayesta is a death metal and hardcore band from Madrid, Spain, formed in 2010. They blend death metal's brutality with hardcore's visceral intensity and confrontational energy.
Louisville's Mayhem has been fusing death and thrash metal since 1987, a full decade into the genre's formative years, making them one of Kentucky's longer-running extreme metal acts. Their Bandcamp presence keeps a low profile, but the longevity is undeniable.
Mayzel is a thrash/death metal band from Katowice, Poland, formed in 2015. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
A deathcore act from Dresden, Maze of Lies has been delivering breakdown-heavy compositions since 2016. The band channels the labyrinthine deception of their name into crushing, aggressive deathcore.
Springfield, Massachusetts's Maze of Maze carves through the space between black and death metal with a relentless, disorienting intensity. Since 2017, they've built a sound that feels as claustrophobic as their name suggests.
Maze of Sothoth is a death metal band from Bergamo, Italy, whose Lovecraftian name hints at their cosmic extremity. Their discography includes 'Soul Demise' (2017), 'Guardian of the Gate' (2023), and 'Extirpated Light' (2023), released across vinyl, cassette, and CD formats.
A death metal act from Łódź, Maze of Torment has been delivering aggressive, labyrinthine compositions since 2017. The band channels the industrial city's underground intensity into crushing death metal.
Mazemath is a thrash and death metal band from Santiago, Chile, formed in 2015. Their debut album The Illusion of Freedom, released in 2016 and recorded at AudioCustom Studios in Santiago, introduced the band's aggressive approach to politically and cosmically charged lyrical themes including environmental destruction and political corruption.
A brutal death metal act from the northern Croatian town of Koprivnica, Mazuku emerged in 2025 with a commitment to the most punishing end of the death metal spectrum. The band brings crushing extremity to Podravina.
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