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Drawing on the crushing elevation of their Colorado Springs home, Matterhorn plays sludge and doom metal that sounds like altitude sickness made audible. Since 2019, their slow, suffocating riffs have made them a standout in a Mountain West scene not typically known for either style.
Maunah is a doom and post-metal band from Denmark, formed in 2025. They blend the crushing weight of doom with post-metal's atmospheric expansiveness and dynamic range.
Mausolée is a heavy and doom metal band from Paris, France, formed in 2024. Their French name meaning "mausoleum" captures the sepulchral weight of their heavy doom compositions.
Mauvaise Foi is a sludge/doom metal band from Paris, France, formed in 2017. They channel crushing sludge-doom through abrasive riffs and oppressive weight.
Maya Mountains is a psychedelic rock band from Venice, Italy, formed in 2004. Their debut 'Hash and Pornography' (2008) was released through Go Down Records, followed by 'Era' (2015), produced by Alessandro Siniscalchi — both albums rooted in extended jams, heavy riffs, and psychedelic vision.
Maze of Roots is a doom metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2010. They forge crushing doom metal from the Finnish capital, channeling oppressive heaviness through slow, deliberate compositions.
Mazout is a stoner and doom metal band from Givry, France, formed in 2020. Their name meaning "fuel oil" captures the grimy, heavy nature of their stoner doom.
A progressive doom metal act from Ajaccio on the island of Corsica, Mazzeri draws from local mythology — the Mazzeri being Corsican dream-hunters who predict death. Active since 2020, the band channels the island's unique cultural traditions into haunting, crushing doom.
Maïeutiste is a band from Saint-Étienne, France, formed in 2015, having evolved from black and doom metal into progressive black metal. Their creative arc reflects a deepening exploration of black metal's atmospheric and compositional possibilities.
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