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Vault Of Horrors (2024)
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Liars & Thieves (2024)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Merihem is a death/thrash metal band from Goes, the Netherlands, formed in 2015. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
Merihim is a death metal act from Bristol, active since 2012 and channeling the city's diverse musical heritage into aggressive extremity. The band takes its name from demonology, matching the dark themes with crushing compositions.
Ruthless Slam / Brutal Death Metal from Dallas.
Meshum is a brutal death metal band from Ankara, Turkey, formed in 2018. They unleash unrelenting brutal death metal fury.
Mesmera is a melodic death and groove metal band from Trogir, Croatia, formed in 2013. They blend melodic death metal with groove metal from the Dalmatian coast.
Mesmerized by Misery is a melodic death metal/metalcore band from Heppenheim, Germany, whose 2012 EP "Nurturing the Vultures" blends black and death metal intensity with melodic sophistication across five philosophically-charged tracks. Their lyrics explore institutional oppression, existential despair, and the fragility of human delusion.
Mess Age is a death/thrash metal band from Gdańsk, Poland, formed in 1983. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
Messalian is a death/black metal band from Kluczbork, Poland, formed in 2015. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
Messe Mortuaire is a death metal act from Lille, formed in 2022. The French name, meaning 'funeral mass,' channels liturgical solemnity into aggressive death metal.
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