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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Serpent & Spirit (2021)
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Monasthyr is a thrash and heavy metal band from Mieres, Spain, formed in 2016. They combine the aggression of thrash with heavy metal's anthemic power from the Asturias region.
MonaStream is a folk/heavy metal act from rural Tula Oblast, formed in 2026. The band channels the folk traditions of central Russia into melodic metal.
A thrash/heavy metal and punk act from Oslo, Mongo Ninja has been delivering irreverent, high-energy compositions since 2010. The band channels the chaotic spirit of their name into aggressive, tongue-in-cheek metal.
A southern metal act from the western Hungarian border town of Mosonmagyaróvár, Mongooze channels the swampy grooves typically associated with American southern metal. Active since 2013, the band brings an unlikely Louisiana flavor to the Danube region.
Monitor is a heavy/speed metal act from the northern Hungarian border city of Komárom, active since 2019. The band delivers rapid-fire metal from the banks of the Danube.
A melodic heavy metal and hard rock act from Caserta near Naples, Monkey Business has been delivering hook-driven compositions since 2010. The band's playful name masks a serious commitment to classic Italian melodic metal.
Mono Histeria is a Curitiba outfit blending progressive, doom, and stoner metal into a dense, riff-driven sound. The band released "Volume 1" in 2022 and has tracks such as "Instinto" and "Primata" available on streaming platforms, pointing toward a sound influenced by the heavier end of the psychedelic and doom rock spectrum.
Out of the Lehigh Valley in New Jersey, Monoceros have been playing progressive heavy metal and hard rock since 2004, bringing a melodic, technically ambitious approach to song craft over two decades of activity.
From the small city of Hutchinson, Minnesota, Monogon blend classic heavy metal sensibility with the cold, atmospheric edge of black metal, forging a distinctive sound in an unlikely corner of the Midwest since 2018.
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