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M.O.A.B. is a stoner and sludge metal band from Turin, Italy, formed in 2018. They deliver crushing stoner-sludge from the Piedmont capital.
M/Eye is a southern/stoner metal act from Moscow, formed in 2023. The band channels the unexpected warmth of American-influenced stoner grooves into the Russian capital's diverse metal underground.
Machocabrio is a stoner and hard rock band from Chillán, Chile who debuted with their album Altibajos in July 2015. The nine-track record blends stoner grooves, rock and roll energy, and Spanish-language songwriting in a style rooted in the heavy rock tradition.
A stoner/doom metal act from the northern Portuguese city of Braga, Macumba has been delivering heavy, ritualistic grooves since 2015. Named after the Afro-Brazilian spiritual practice, the band channels syncretic mysticism into crushing doom.
Mad Act is a progressive stoner and sludge metal band from Amiens, France, formed in 2019. They blend progressive ambition with stoner-sludge metal's crushing, groove-laden heaviness.
Mad Chicken are a stoner/grunge metal quintet from Arcos, Minas Gerais, Brazil, formed in 2013, featuring Filipe Xavier on vocals, André Salviano on bass, Pedro Paim on drums, and Daniel Mudo and Carlos Macarrão on guitars. The band released their debut studio album Limestoner in 2017 and followed it with the EP Poultrygeist in September 2022 via Abraxas and Limestone Records, recorded entirely in an analog fashion in three days at ForestLab Studio in Paty do Alferes.
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Mad Head Machine are a stoner/southern metal band from Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil, drawing on heavy metal, stoner rock, and Southern rock influences. Their 2018 release Snakes is a four-track record produced by Calamar Sounds in Florianópolis, featuring tracks such as "Stoner Head" and "Snake's Lair".
Madvro is a doom/stoner band from Smederevo, Serbia, formed in 2015 and fueled by 'beer, horror movies, books and life.' Their releases 'We Worship' and 'Invocation of High Wizard' channel slow, heavy riff worship from the Serbian underground.
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