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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Maszyna is a hard rock, groove metal, and metalcore act from the southeastern Polish town of Kraśnik, active since 2013. The band's Polish name, meaning 'machine,' reflects their mechanical, driving approach.
Columbia City, Indiana's Matanza evolved from metalcore roots into a brutalizing blend of death metal and grindcore — all velocity, grit, and aggression with zero compromise. Their trajectory mirrors a band shedding its skin in pursuit of something far more savage.
East Hartford's Matt Danger blends progressive metal ambition with metalcore intensity, threading intricate arrangements through aggressive heaviness. Since 2012, the Connecticut act has pushed that tension in directions most bands in either genre wouldn't dare.
Maverick channel groove-heavy riffing through a thrash and metalcore lens, with socially charged lyrics that address dehumanization and internal conflict. The band built a steady catalog including "Quid Pro Quo" (2014), "Cold Star Dancer" (2018), "Ethereality" (2021), and "Silver Tongue" (2024), demonstrating consistent growth in both production and songwriting since their founding by vocalist/guitarist Gabriel Sernaglia and drummer Gustavo Polississo.
Mawiza is a Mapuche metal band from Wallmapu, Chile, formed in 2021 as the successor to Nunca Seremos Dichosos—a project that won the Pulsar Award (Chilean Grammy) for Best Metal Artist in 2020 for the album Kollong (2019). Performing in Mapuzungun, their ancestral language, and integrating traditional Mapuche instruments and rhythms into groove metal and metalcore, Mawiza have drawn international attention from acts including Slipknot and Gojira, the latter's Joe Duplantier appearing on their debut album ÜL (2025) on Season of Mist. Their work is as much a statement of Indigenous cultural preservation as it is a metal record.
Mein Kopf ist ein brutaler Ort is a groove metal and metalcore act from Frankfurt am Main whose name translates to 'My Head Is a Brutal Place.' Active since 2013, the band channels psychological intensity into heavy, rhythmically charged compositions.
Mekaora is a metalcore act from Rambouillet in the Île-de-France region, active since 2013. The band blends heavy breakdowns with melodic passages, contributing to the French metalcore scene from the forested outskirts of greater Paris.
Mekonium is a death'n'roll band from Bern, Switzerland, established in 2000 and featuring Phibe on bass and vocals, Avi on drums, Val and Harry on guitars. Self-described as delivering 'asskicking and earfucking old school death'n'roll,' their albums 'After The Last Day' and 'Bastard' channel raw, groove-laden heaviness with a punk-infused swagger.
Memorial of Sorrow is a groove metal and metalcore band from Omsk, Russia, exploring 'the toxicity of existence' through Russian-language lyrics. Their 2020 debut 'Memorable' delivers six tracks of heavy, groove-oriented metal with ambient soundscapes and deeply melancholic themes of depression and despair.
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