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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
Liars & Thieves (2024)
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Columbus, Ohio's Mr. Hyde distinguish themselves from their Florida namesake through a progressive and melodic heavy metal approach, incorporating dynamic song structures and layered arrangements that reflect the ambitious side of the Midwest metal underground since 2004.
Mr. Mephisto is a heavy metal/punk band from Rome, Italy, formed in 2019. They deliver classic heavy metal rooted in the genre's timeless traditions.
Mrs. Hippie is a heavy metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 2015. They deliver classic heavy metal rooted in the genre's timeless traditions.
Cleveland, Ohio's MSOD blur the lines between power, thrash, and traditional heavy metal, pulling from each genre's strengths to craft a hard-hitting, versatile attack that reflects the city's deeply rooted metallic blue-collar heritage since 2020.
Salem, Massachusetts' Mt. Metal carry the weight of their storied city's dark history into a pure heavy metal context, delivering traditional metal with a regional character reflective of New England's occult undercurrent since 2022.
San Francisco's Mudface have been one of the Bay Area's reliable heavy and thrash metal acts since 2011, delivering hard-hitting riffs with a working-class directness that nods to the region's legendary thrash heritage without being beholden to nostalgia.
Mudlark is a heavy metal and hard rock act from Karlsruhe in Baden-Württemberg, active since 2013. Named after the riverbank scavengers who search for treasure in mud, the band delivers riff-heavy, unpretentious metal.
Mudslider is a progressive thrash, heavy, and death metal band from Normandy, France, formed in 2025. They blend progressive ambition with the aggression of thrash, heavy, and death metal.
Mugak is a heavy metal and hard rock band from L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain, formed in 2017. They channel classic heavy metal and hard rock energy from the Barcelona metropolitan area.
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