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Mausoleum were a heavy/thrash metal band from Waidhofen an der Ybbs in Lower Austria, active from 1993 until splitting up in the late 1990s. The band worked independently and had a full-length album planned for autumn 1997, though it was never completed. Their brief run placed them among a generation of rural Lower Austrian bands working within the European thrash and heavy metal tradition.
Mausoleum Gate is a heavy metal band from Kuopio, Finland, active since 2008, crafting cult heavy metal inspired by obscure 80s gems with mystical atmosphere. Their catalog from 2014's self-titled debut through 2025's Space, Rituals and Magick blends occult seventies rock with NWOBHM, drawing comparisons to Angel Witch and Magnum.
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.
A heavy metal act from the coastal city of Volos in Thessaly, Maximum Overdrive emerged in 2024 with a name that signals pedal-to-the-floor intensity. The band delivers high-energy traditional metal from the foot of Mount Pelion.
New York's Maxxx have been delivering heavy metal laced with hard rock swagger since 2006, leaning into hooks and attitude in equal measure. Their sound is built for rooms, not headphones — loud, direct, and unapologetically fun.
May Day is a heavy metal band from Algeciras, Spain, formed in 2011. They channel classic heavy metal energy from the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula.
Mayday is a heavy metal band from Bonn, Germany, active since 2006. Their two decades of output mark them as a steadfast presence in the Rhineland heavy metal scene.
Mayhayron is a heavy metal act from Kraków, formed in 2026. The band represents the newest generation of the city's traditional metal scene.
Portland's Mayhem launched the same year as their Louisville namesake — 1987 — and has spent nearly four decades channeling heavy and thrash metal through the Pacific Northwest's dense, damp energy. They're a genuine relic of the pre-internet regional underground.
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