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Death Atlas (2019)
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Mortis Cruentus is a band from Alicante, Spain, formed in 2009, having evolved from early black metal into melodic death metal. Their stylistic evolution reflects a creative journey from raw aggression toward melodic sophistication.
Mortjuri is a melodic death/black metal band from Jena, Germany, formed in 2002. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
MortSubite is a melodic death metal and deathcore band from Burgos, Spain, formed in 2010. They blend melodic death metal's harmonic sweep with deathcore's crushing breakdowns.
Morvigor is a melodic death/black metal band from Alkmaar, the Netherlands, formed in 2017. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
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Mother of All is a melodic death metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2021. They craft powerful melodic death metal drawing from the rich Scandinavian tradition.
Indianapolis death/doom act Mother of Graves have been one of the more compelling newer voices in melodic death-doom since forming in 2019 — their sound draws on the Finnish tradition of grief-soaked melody without merely imitating it.
Lansing, Michigan's Mourning Wolf have been merging melodic death metal's harmonic sensibility with black metal's bleak, tremolo-driven intensity since 2013, crafting a hybrid sound rooted in the northern Midwest underground.
Formed in Seattle in 2023, Mudslide channels the Pacific Northwest's hard rock heritage into aggressive thrash metal, bridging the gap between driving riff-rock and the sharper attack of the genre's classic era.
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