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Megazetor is a progressive and technical death metal band from Göd, Hungary, active since 2004. With over two decades of activity, they deliver technically demanding death metal.
Mehdi S. is a progressive metal/rock band from Finland, formed in 2024. They craft intricate progressive compositions with technical ambition.
Mehida was formed in Finland in 2006 by ex-Sonata Arctica keyboardist Mikko Harkin, featuring Thomas Vikström—also known for his work with Therion and Candlemass—on vocals. Their debut Blood & Water (2007) entered the Finnish top 40 charts at number 23, demonstrating a commercial accessibility unusual for progressive melodic metal, and was followed by The Eminent Storm in 2009. The band became inactive shortly after, leaving a brief but notable catalog that reflected the high musicianship standards of the Finnish progressive metal scene.
Mekong Delta is a legendary German progressive thrash metal band from Velbert, active since 1987 and led by Ralf Hubert. Across thirteen releases from their self-titled debut through "Tales of a Future Past," including the classical adaptation "Pictures At An Exhibition," they pioneered the fusion of complex progressive composition with thrash metal intensity.
Melatonin is a symphonic gothic/progressive metal band from Chur, Switzerland, formed in 2017. They craft intricate progressive compositions with technical ambition.
Melehan is a progressive death metal band from England, formed in 2024. They push death metal into progressive territory with technical ambition.
Melencolia I is a one-man project by guitarist and multi-instrumentalist João P. Amorim Xavier, weaving together atmospheric black metal, doom, shoegaze, and progressive metal into a dense philosophical framework that the artist describes as exploring the depths of human existence through poetic themes. The project released the EP "Introspective Violence" in early 2026, following the earlier full-length "Hermitage."
Meliorism is a progressive death metal band from Cambridge, England, formed in 2022. They craft intricate progressive death metal from the university city.
Melody Master is a progressive metal band from Monza, Italy, formed in 2017. They craft intricate progressive compositions with technical ambition and creative depth.
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