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Mondrian Oak

Ancona, IT · 2015–present · active
Mondrian Oak is a doom/post-metal (early); stoner rock (later) band from Ancona, Italy, formed in 2015. They deliver heavy, riff-driven stoner doom through haze-drenched grooves and crushing heaviness.
Doom MetalPost-MetalStoner Metal

Monna

Pendle District, GB · 2014–present · active
Monna is a sludge, doom, and post-metal band from the Pendle District of England, formed in 2014. They craft atmospheric, crushing compositions from the Lancashire countryside.
Doom MetalPost-MetalSludge Metal

Mono no Aware

US · 2014–present · active
Named after the Japanese aesthetic concept of transient beauty, this American post-metal act has been building immersive, emotionally expansive soundscapes since 2014, prioritizing texture and weight over conventional song structure.
Post-Metal

Monograf

Oslo, NO · 2011–present · active
Monograf is a post-metal/rock band from Oslo, Norway, formed in 2011. They craft atmospheric, dynamic post-metal compositions.
Post-Metal

Monolith

Cortland, NY, US · 1993–present · active
A long-running post-metal and sludge outfit from Cortland, New York, Monolith have been building slow, crushing soundscapes since 1993, channeling the weight of upstate isolation into feedback-drenched, deliberate riffs.
Post-MetalSludge Metal

Monsters Eat People

Philadelphia, PA, US · 2018–present · active
Philadelphia's Monsters Eat People formed in 2018 and pursue a progressive/post-metal blend characterized by sprawling song structures, dynamic contrasts, and the atmospheric density that the Philly underground has cultivated for decades.
Post-MetalProgressive Metal

Monuments Collapse

San Francisco, CA, US · 2013–present · active
San Francisco's Monuments Collapse have been working the sludge/doom/post-metal axis since 2013, building lengthy, corrosive tracks that mirror the Bay Area's tension between beauty and decay — slow, caustic, and hauntingly cinematic.
Doom MetalPost-MetalSludge Metal

Moraines

Zagreb, HR · 2008–present · active
Moraines is a band from Zagreb, Croatia, active since 2008, having evolved from post-metal into progressive and post-rock. Their creative arc traces a journey from heavy atmospherics toward more expansive progressive territory.
Post-MetalProgressive Metal

Morne

Boston, MA, US · 2009–present · active
Boston's Morne have been one of the most distinctive voices in American post-metal and sludge since 2009, fusing crushing Neurosis-influenced heaviness with a somber, searching emotionalism that sets them apart from peers in the genre.
Crust PunkDeath MetalDoom MetalPost-MetalSludge Metal

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