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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
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Mahakala is a band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2020, having evolved from sludge and doom metal into heavy metal. Named after the Buddhist protector deity, their creative evolution reflects a journey from crushing heaviness to classic metal power.
Dayton's Maharaja wield stoner and sludge metal like a slow-motion avalanche — massive, repetitive, and hypnotic in the best possible way. Since 2014 they've been one of Ohio's most reliably heavy contributors to the low-end underground.
Mahoney is an atmospheric sludge metal and metalcore band from Nakkila, Finland, formed in 2016. They blend atmospheric sludge's expansive textures with metalcore's aggressive dynamics.
Maimed is a sludge and doom metal act from the seaside city of Brighton, layering crushing heaviness over crawling tempos since 2021. The band channels the murky underside of the English south coast into oppressive, slow-burning compositions.
Malasangre is a sludge, drone, and funeral doom metal band from Voghera, Italy, formed in 2019. Their Italian name meaning "bad blood" captures the suffocating heaviness of their drone-doom.
MallevM is a sludge/doom metal quartet from Slavonice, Czech Republic, whose 2023 "rehearsal dungeon demo" captures five extended compositions of crushing, atmospheric heaviness. Their sound emphasizes slow-burning instrumental passages and throat-shredding vocals in the tradition of the genre's most oppressive practitioners.
Malämmar is an atmospheric sludge, doom, and post-metal trio from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2016. Their releases including the Vendetta LP and performances at dunk!festival deliver crushing atmospheric heaviness that defies easy categorization.
Crawling out of rural Michigan with the weight of ancient stone, Mammoth Lord deal in crushing sludge-doom built on glacial riffs and suffocating low end. Formed in 2020, the band channels the bleakest traditions of both genres into something genuinely oppressive.
Out of Costa Mesa since 2011, Mammoth Thunderpower fuse Southern California's sun-baked stoner aesthetic with the murky drag of sludge metal. The result is fuzz-drenched and relentless, built for long drives and longer nights.
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