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Mordax is a death and thrash metal band from Ribe, Denmark, formed in 2015. They forge an aggressive crossover of death and thrash metal rooted in relentless extremity.
Mordaza is a death metal band from Acayucan, Veracruz, Mexico, formed in 2015. The band released their debut full-length, El orden del caos, in 2020 on Mexican Steel Prods, following a 2018 demo. A 2022 single, The Dispossessed, marks their most recent recorded output.
Tampa's Mordecai have been carrying the torch for aggressive thrash metal since 2016, drawing naturally from the city's legendary extreme metal history to craft music that hits hard and moves fast. Their home in the thrash genre feels apt given Tampa's role as one of America's most storied metal incubators.
Mordenheim is a death/doom metal band from Wołomin, Poland, formed in 2020. They craft crushing doom-death compositions steeped in oppressive heaviness.
A melodic death metal act from the coastal Småland town of Västervik, Mordenial has been delivering harmonized aggression since 2017. The band channels the Scandinavian melodeath tradition from the Baltic coast.
Mordenom is a black/death metal band from Metlika, Slovenia, formed in 2009. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
Morderca is a death metal and crust act from Gdynia on the Baltic coast, active since 2019. The band's Polish name, meaning 'murderer,' channels lethal intent into aggressive, punk-inflected death metal.
Mordhate is a black/death metal band from Kyiv, Ukraine, formed in 2020. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
Scarborough, Maine's Mordhau takes its name from the medieval half-swording technique and brings a similarly brutal directness to black metal since forming in 2020. The band channels the cold, isolated atmosphere of New England's winters into music that feels stark and unsparing.
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