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Whittier, California's Mist of Twilight traffic in melodic black/death metal, layering cold, tremolo-driven atmosphere against heavier death metal foundations, a style that positions them as part of Southern California's growing extreme metal underground since their 2021 emergence.
Misteria is a melodic black/death metal band from Rzeszów, Poland, formed in 2015. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
Misticism is a melodic black metal band from Odesa, Ukraine, formed in 2017. They craft atmospheric melodic black metal with sweeping melodies and emotional depth.
Misty Woods of Underworld is a melodic black metal band from Kajaani, Finland, formed in 2023. They forge atmospheric melodic black metal inspired by the dark forests and underworld mythology of Finland.
Monhell is a melodic black metal band from Ciudad Real, Spain, formed in 2024. They craft atmospheric melodic black metal with emotional depth and sweeping melodies.
Heavy Melodic Black / Death Metal from Laredo.
Montuln is a melodic black metal band from Concepción, Chile whose music draws on Mapuche imagery and indigenous themes from southern Chile. The band debuted with Espiritu Ancestral (2012), a seven-track release featuring song titles in Mapudungún, and followed it eight years later with Arquetipo (2020), released on CD through Australis Records.
Tampa's Mordecai have been carrying the torch for aggressive thrash metal since 2016, drawing naturally from the city's legendary extreme metal history to craft music that hits hard and moves fast. Their home in the thrash genre feels apt given Tampa's role as one of America's most storied metal incubators.
Mordrake is a band from Bristol, England, formed in 2014, having evolved from melodic death and groove metal into melodic blackened death metal. Their stylistic deepening reflects an increasing embrace of black metal's atmospheric intensity.
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