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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Mortal Man are a heavy and doom metal band from Wilmington, North Carolina, delivering slow-burning riffs with a classic heaviness that owes as much to traditional metal as it does to the crawling tempos of doom.
Mortal Soil is a heavy metal band from Alavus, Finland, formed in 2021. They channel classic heavy metal power from the Ostrobothnian flatlands.
Mortal Whisper is a heavy metal band from Santiago, Chile, formed in 2016 by vocalist/lead guitarist José Tapia alongside rhythm guitarist Cristóbal Moreno, bassist Matías Rodríguez, and drummer Francisco Cerda. Their 2016 self-titled EP, recorded and mixed by Cristian Lion at Lion's Roar Studio in Peñaflor, showcases a driving sound rooted in traditional heavy and speed metal.
A heavy/power metal act from Mitilini on Lesbos, Mortal's Fate has been delivering epic, melodic compositions since 2022. The band brings power metal grandeur to the Aegean from one of Greece's most easterly islands.
A heavy/doom metal and hard rock act from Sundsvall in northern Sweden, Mortalicum has been delivering classic-style doom since 2013. The band channels the weight of Norrland's long winters into slow, crushing compositions.
La Puente, California's Mortalis blend heavy and speed metal in the tradition of the underground NWOBHM-influenced American scene, delivering punchy, guitar-forward songs with a classic feel.
Little Rock, Arkansas heavy and thrash metal act Mortalus formed in 2018, bringing classic metal grit to a Southern scene not always associated with the genre's harder-edged traditions.
River City, Florida's Mortar play heavy metal with a punk-informed edge, a 2024 act whose raw, no-nonsense approach connects the aggression of punk with the riff-driven simplicity of traditional heavy metal.
A heavy/thrash metal act from the industrial corridor between Kamp-Lintfort and Duisburg, Morte Sicuro fuses aggressive thrash tempos with traditional heavy metal structure. Formed in 2013, they bring a bilingual edge to the Ruhr area underground.
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