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Dayton, OH, US · 2006–present · active
Dayton, Ohio's Mouth of the Architect are one of the Midwest's most respected post-metal acts, building dense, emotionally charged compositions that move between crushing heaviness and vast atmospheric space with a conviction that has defined their sound since 2006.
Adrogué, AR · 2016–present · active
Mud Crows is a post-metal band from Adrogué, Buenos Aires, Argentina, comprising Mariano Nunes (vocals), Julian Nunes (guitar), Rodrigo Mendoza (bass), and Gustavo Liberzone (drums). They released the album Nacimiento de un Ser in 2018, recorded at Rockville Studios in Banfield, and followed it with the Rulieh EP in 2020.
Aarschot, BE · 2009–present · active
An atmospheric sludge and post-metal band from Aarschot, Flemish Brabant, Belgium, active from 2006 to 2015 and revived in 2020, signed to Funtime Records. Their catalog includes the seven-track 'Ebb & Flow' (2013), compared favorably to Cult of Luna for its intense narrative arc, and the recording 'Set the Woods on Fire / Catharsis' (2020), which incorporated guest vocal arrangements by Belgian composer Déhà.
Moscow, RU · 2016–present · active
My Mythology is a blackened groove/post-metal band from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2016. They craft atmospheric, dynamic post-metal compositions.
Ashford, CT, US · 2023–present · active
The Connecticut incarnation of Mycorrhizae, based in Ashford and formed in 2023, blends doom metal's crushing weight with post-metal's expansive emotional architecture, using long, shifting song structures to evoke the slow patience of underground networks.
NY, US · 2014–present · active
A New York-based project founded in 2014, Myrkur weaves atmospheric black metal with folk and post-metal textures, layering ethereal vocals over icy tremolo riffs and acoustic passages to create a sound that is both harrowing and hauntingly beautiful.
Bernburg, DE · 2021–present · active
Mærer is a experimental black/doom/post-metal band from Bernburg (Saale), Germany, formed in 2021. They blend doom metal's crushing weight with post-metal's atmospheric dynamics.
Buenos Aires, AR · 2020–present · active
Mërgim is a Buenos Aires sludge/post-metal trio consisting of Gustavo Cirigliano on guitar, Sebastián Manino on bass, and Nicolás Melichar on drums. They released their debut album Shpirti in March 2020, recorded at Estudio Instituto TAMABA, followed by the five-track record I in July 2022, produced with Martín Gandulfo at Estudio Paraíso.

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