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Misvormen is a black/death metal band from Groningen, the Netherlands, formed in 2021. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
Mithras is an experimental death metal band from Rugby, England, active since 2002. With over two decades of activity, they deliver technically adventurous death metal that pushes the genre's boundaries.
A melodic death metal and metalcore act from the Aegean city of İzmir, Mithrava has been delivering harmonized aggression since 2021. The band blends Scandinavian melodeath influence with the warmth of Turkey's western coast.
Mithridatic is a death/black metal band from Saint-Étienne, France, formed in 2014. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
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.
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