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A death metal act from Civita Castellana in Lazio, Megrim has been delivering aggressive compositions since 2011. The band channels the ancient Etruscan atmosphere of their surroundings into dark, heavy death metal.
Mehen is an avant-garde death metal band from Nancy, France, formed in 2019. They push death metal into experimental, avant-garde territory with unconventional approaches.
MeinKraft is an experimental deathcore/grindcore/goregrind act from Zlín, Czech Republic, formed in 2021. Their sound pushes into the chaotic extremes of heavy music, blending the breakdowns of deathcore with grindcore's velocity and goregrind's visceral shock value.
Meinsemd is a black and death metal band from the Kópavogur-Reykjavík area of Iceland, formed in 2024. They forge extreme metal from the Icelandic underground.
Meister Scheisze is a provocatively-named death metal band from Hamburg, Germany, released through Kernkraftritter Records. Their 2018 album "Kot für die Welt" delivers eleven tracks of crude-humored extremity that blends shock value with genuine metal aggression.
Mekonium is a death'n'roll band from Bern, Switzerland, established in 2000 and featuring Phibe on bass and vocals, Avi on drums, Val and Harry on guitars. Self-described as delivering 'asskicking and earfucking old school death'n'roll,' their albums 'After The Last Day' and 'Bastard' channel raw, groove-laden heaviness with a punk-infused swagger.
A melodic death metal act from the Hesse town of Rodgau, Melancholic Seasons has been blending mournful melodies with aggressive rhythms since 2017. The band channels seasonal melancholy into emotionally resonant melodeath.
Melangia is a doom and death metal band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2019. They channel crushing doom-death through oppressive heaviness and atmospheric desolation.
Melcorn is a death metal act from the northern Finnish town of Iisalmi, active since 2019. The band brings crushing extremity to the Savo region.
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