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Mudslide

Seattle, WA, US · 2023–present · active
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.
Death MetalMelodic Death MetalMetalcoreThrash Metal

Muerte

Camas, WA, US · 2013–present · active
Camas, Washington's Muerte has spent over a decade weaving melodic death metal hooks into metalcore aggression, delivering a sound that carries genuine heaviness without sacrificing songwriting craft.
Death MetalMelodic Death MetalMetalcore

Murakami

London, GB · 2013–present · active
A metalcore act from London, Murakami has been blending heavy breakdowns with atmospheric passages since 2013. The band draws its name from Japanese literature, hinting at a more cerebral approach to the genre.
Metalcore

Murder in Rue Morgue

Auburn, NY, US · 2016–present · active
Hailing from Auburn, New York, Murder in Rue Morgue have been delivering metalcore since 2016, drawing on the genre's twin pillars of crushing breakdowns and melodic hooks. The Poe-referencing name hints at a theatrical sensibility lurking beneath the aggression.
Metalcore

Murdered by Horses

Sacramento, CA, US · 2023–present · active
Sacramento metalcore act Murdered by Horses arrived in 2023 with the kind of absurdist menace in their name that belies a genuine commitment to the genre's heavy mechanics. California's capital city has long punched above its weight in aggressive music, and this young band adds to that tradition.
Metalcore

Murtanera

Ahaus, DE · 2014–present · active
Murtanera is a death metal and metalcore band from Ahaus, Germany, formed in 2014. They blend the intensity of death metal with metalcore's structural aggression and breakdown-driven dynamics.
Death MetalMetalcore

Must Not Kill

Tampa, FL, US · 2015–present · active
Tampa, Florida's Must Not Kill draw from thrash metal's aggression, metalcore's melodic bite, and groove metal's hip-swinging heaviness to construct a modern extreme sound with broad appeal. Formed in 2015, they represent the Tampa Bay area's continued tradition of productive metal hybridization.
Groove MetalMetalcoreThrash Metal

My Elegy

Bruchsal, DE · 2025–present · active
My Elegy is a melodic death metal and metalcore band from Bruchsal, Germany, formed in 2025. They combine melodic death metal's twin-guitar harmonies with metalcore's structural intensity.
Death MetalMelodic Death MetalMetalcore

My Inferno

Athens, GR · active
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Groove MetalMetalcore

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