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Mitigate are a melodic death metal band from Vienna, Austria, formed in January 2006 by Rene Szopinski (vocals, guitar) and Markus Foitik (vocals, bass). The band blends melodic death metal with symphonic and thrash elements, as heard on their debut 'Welcome to Our World' (2007) and the follow-up 'A New Day' (2011). They have operated independently throughout their career, releasing material through their own channels.
Mitrofanx is a death metal band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2019. Their self-titled 2022 EP delivers four tracks of death metal with progressive and grindcore touches, recorded and mastered by Jesús Pereira, showcasing the technical ambitions of the Barcelona underground.
MLGF is a death/thrash metal band from Trondheim, Norway, formed in 2009. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
A metal band from Sofia, Bulgaria, working across black metal, death metal, and groove metal styles, documented in the Encyclopaedia Metallum. Their Bandcamp page places them within Sofia's active underground metal scene, which has produced a range of extreme acts over the past two decades.
Mnemocide is a five-member death metal band from Basel, Switzerland, established in 2017 by musicians from previous projects who joined forces to create 'pounding and powerful finest Death Metal.' Their catalog includes 'Debris' and 'FEEDING THE VULTURES,' and they have been performing live since 2018.
A death metal act from Gothenburg, Mnemonic has been delivering aggressive compositions since 2018. The band channels the memory-device concept of their name into memorable, crushing death metal from Sweden's metal capital.
A New York outfit occupying the furthest reaches of slam and brutal death metal, Mnemonic Wetbrain Syndrome have been piling on low-tuned, guttural punishment since 2008. Their sound sits squarely in the pit-dwelling tradition of slam — percussive breakdowns, goring riffs, and vocal extremity taken to its logical end.
Mnich is a melodic death metal project from Slavětín, Czech Republic, active since 2020. Their sound channels the melodic sensibility of Scandinavian death metal through a distinctly Czech perspective, balancing aggression with harmonic sophistication.
An Austin, Texas death metal band formed in 2017, Mocata play straight-ahead, no-frills death metal rooted in the old-school tradition of brutality over gimmickry. They are part of a deep Austin underground that has quietly sustained serious death metal long after the city's reputation shifted toward other sounds.
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