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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Misfolded is a melodic death metal band from Prague, Czech Republic, featuring the unusual dual-frontwoman lineup of Jana Kopecka and Jana Oltova. Their 2016 debut "Restless Continuum" delivers eleven tracks of intricate melodic death metal with metalcore inflections, driven by the interplay of two powerful female voices.
Misled Generation is a melodic death metal and metalcore act from Hyvinkää, active since 2020. The band channels generational disillusionment into emotionally charged, harmonized compositions.
Misophonia is a symphonic and melodic death metal band from Glasgow, Scotland, formed in 2012. They layer symphonic arrangements over melodic death metal from the Scottish scene.
Toronto-based Misothronos weave together melodic death metal's harmonic sophistication, black metal's atmospheric hostility, and thrash metal's kinetic energy into a dynamic, multi-layered extreme metal sound that defies clean genre categorization since forming in 2018.
Mist of Nihil is a melodic death and doom metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2014. They blend melodic death metal's harmonic sweep with doom's oppressive weight.
A melodic death metal and metalcore act from the Aegean city of İzmir, Mithrava has been delivering harmonized aggression since 2021. The band blends Scandinavian melodeath influence with the warmth of Turkey's western coast.
Mitigate are a melodic death metal band from Vienna, Austria, formed in January 2006 by Rene Szopinski (vocals, guitar) and Markus Foitik (vocals, bass). The band blends melodic death metal with symphonic and thrash elements, as heard on their debut 'Welcome to Our World' (2007) and the follow-up 'A New Day' (2011). They have operated independently throughout their career, releasing material through their own channels.
Mnich is a melodic death metal project from Slavětín, Czech Republic, active since 2020. Their sound channels the melodic sensibility of Scandinavian death metal through a distinctly Czech perspective, balancing aggression with harmonic sophistication.
Modern Age Dying is a melodic death metal act from the western Slovak city of Nitra, active since 2017. The band delivers Scandinavian-influenced melodeath from one of Slovakia's oldest cities.
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