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Mahara is a stoner and doom metal band from Sabadell, Spain, formed in 2019. They channel heavy, riff-driven doom and stoner metal through a haze of distortion and slow-burning grooves.
Mahatma is a stoner, doom metal, and rock band from Bologna, Italy, active since 2001. With over two decades of activity, they deliver heavy stoner doom from the Emilian capital.
Maimed is a sludge and doom metal act from the seaside city of Brighton, layering crushing heaviness over crawling tempos since 2021. The band channels the murky underside of the English south coast into oppressive, slow-burning compositions.
Maison Dieu is a doom metal and alternative rock band from Ancona, Italy, formed in 2019. They blend doom metal's weight with alternative rock's accessibility.
A stoner/doom metal act from Lublin in eastern Poland, Major Kong has been delivering heavy, fuzz-laden compositions since 2011. Named after the bomb-riding character from 'Dr. Strangelove,' the band channels darkly humorous themes into crushing doom.
Malacarne is a stoner, doom metal, and rock band from San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy, formed in 2019. Their Italian name meaning "bad meat" captures the raw, visceral nature of their stoner doom.
A ritualistic project fusing black metal ferocity with the suffocating weight of doom, Malaise Shire conjures dense atmospheres rooted in darkness and despair. Their 2022 release "Painful Ritual of Despair" showcases a brooding blend of tortured riffs and ceremonial dread, recorded entirely in Paraíba.
Malasangre is a sludge, drone, and funeral doom metal band from Voghera, Italy, formed in 2019. Their Italian name meaning "bad blood" captures the suffocating heaviness of their drone-doom.
Malaverany is a death/doom metal band from Manresa, Spain, formed in 2005. They craft crushing doom-death compositions steeped in oppressive heaviness.
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