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A death metal act from the remote Slovenian village of Cajnarje, Metla emerged in 2024. The band's Slovenian name, meaning 'broom,' contrasts mundane domesticity with crushing death metal.
Metzgore is a German death metal and grindcore band from Halberstadt, formed in 2010. Their raw, visceral sound blends black metal undercurrents with punishing grindcore brevity, as heard on their debut Black Hole Eating.
Metáfora were a thrash/death metal band from Sergipe whose releases included the album 'Paganini' and the later full-length 'Vincit Omnia,' both catalogued on Metal Archives. The band split up after cultivating an aggressive sound rooted in the Brazilian extreme metal tradition before dissolving.
Meuchler are a death metal band from Tyrol, Austria, who released their five-track EP 'Endzeit' in October 2018. The release features German-language song titles — including 'Soziopath,' 'Wenn auch alles hier zerfällt,' 'Das Schiff wird sinken,' and 'Besser als der Rest' — reflecting a lyrical engagement with social decay and collapse. The band operates in the Tyrolean underground metal circuit as an independent act.
Mezcla is a progressive and melodic death metal band from Auxerre, France, formed in 2017, incorporating flamenco elements into their extreme metal. Their unique fusion of Spanish guitar traditions with death metal creates a distinctive, culturally rich sound.
A symphonic black/death metal act from Bari in Puglia, Mharbh has been layering orchestral grandeur over extreme metal aggression since 2018. The band channels the dramatic architecture of southern Italy into expansive, cinematic compositions.
Mhorn is a blackened death metal project from an undisclosed French location, active since 2020. The project blends the atmospheric intensity of black metal with death metal's crushing rhythmic foundation.
Miara is a melodic death metal act from Bologna, formed in 2023. The band brings Scandinavian-influenced melodeath to Emilia-Romagna's capital, adding to the city's established underground metal scene.
Miasma is a death metal act from Vienna, active since 2009. The band delivers old-school death metal steeped in pestilent atmosphere from the Austrian capital.
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