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Ad Astra (2025)
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Serpent & Spirit (2021)
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Mistnight is a heavy and black metal band from Finland, formed in 2022. They merge heavy metal's classic power with black metal's dark atmosphere.
Formed in 2025, Mistreated carry the torch of traditional heavy metal and hard rock with a sound rooted in classic British influences, offering straightforward riff-driven metal that keeps faith with the genre's foundational spirit.
Cleveland, Ohio's Mistreater are a 2023-formed traditional heavy metal band channeling the raw, working-class aggression of early American and British metal, fitting naturally into Cleveland's long history as a city that has always embraced the harder and heavier end of rock.
Misty Gates is a progressive heavy metal band from Lviv, Ukraine, formed in 2017. They craft intricate progressive compositions with technical ambition.
Mitra is a heavy/thrash metal act from Varese in Lombardy, active since 2016. The band delivers aggressive, riff-driven metal from the foothills between Milan and the Swiss border.
A heavy metal act from the small central Polish town of Pionki, MNC has been delivering traditional metal since 2018. The band brings classic metal to the Radom countryside.
Mnemofobia is a heavy and thrash metal band from Casar de Cáceres, Spain, formed in 2014. They forge powerful metal combining heavy metal's classic foundations with thrash's aggressive edge.
Moby Dick is a NWOBHM-inspired heavy metal band from Northwich, England, formed in 2011. They channel the classic British heavy metal tradition.
Olympia, Washington's Modus play heavy/thrash metal that leans into the propulsive, riff-driven traditions of the genre, carrying the Pacific Northwest's DIY ethos into straightforward, aggressive territory. Formed in 2017, they keep things lean and direct without pretense.
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