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Monotona is a depressive black metal band from Poland, formed in 2024. They channel bleak, emotionally devastating black metal from the depths of despair.
Montosse was a depressive black metal duo — instrumentalist Astratta and vocalist Érdos — whose music drew heavily from H.P. Lovecraft's mythos, with the band's very name referencing a demon from The Evil Dead. Their 2019 release Pois os Mortos Viajam Depressa... showcased bleak, introspective songwriting that found a home on multiple Brazilian DSBM compilations before the project dissolved.
Moonfog is a depressive black metal band from Veszprém, Hungary, active since 1991. As one of Hungary's longest-running black metal acts, they deliver bleak DSBM honed over more than three decades.
Morn Guruth is a depressive black metal project from Kronach, Germany, formed in 2010, participating in DSBM compilations through Bleichmond Tonschmiede. Their raw, emotionally devastating sound channels the bleakest depths of depressive suicidal black metal.
Mortualia is a depressive black metal project from Tampere, Finland, formed in 2011. They craft deeply bleak, emotionally devastating depressive black metal compositions.
Mount Depression is a depressive black metal project formed in July 2014 in Posadas, Misiones, Argentina, known for an expansive and experimental discography built across shifting lineups. Their albums include Suffering in Peace (2015), The Dream of the Flesh (2018), and A Lot of Corpses (2021), with early releases distributed internationally by Winterwolf Records in Germany and Depressive Illusions in Ukraine.
Mountain Ash Bonfire is a depressive black metal band from Yekaterinburg, Russia, formed in 2020. They channel bleak, emotionally devastating black metal from the depths of despair.
Tennessee-based Mourn work in the most isolationist and despairing territory of depressive black metal, crafting slow, suffocating music that prioritizes emotional annihilation over technical display. Active since 2015, the project is a severe and uncompromising voice from the American South's extreme metal underground.
Mourning Angel is a DSBM and blackgaze project from Chomutov, Czech Republic, blending depressive black metal's anguished atmosphere with the shimmering textures of blackgaze. Their releases "Addiction to Selfdestruction" and "Faceless" explore themes of despair and spiritual desolation through layered, emotionally raw compositions.
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