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Magnolia's Devil is a stoner metal and rock band from Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, formed in 2014. The band released the EP Dom Pedro on Trumpet in July 2014, a five-track record described as fuzzy, blues-based heavy rock drawing comparisons to a Sabbathian psychedelic sound.
Mahara is a stoner and doom metal band from Sabadell, Spain, formed in 2019. They channel heavy, riff-driven doom and stoner metal through a haze of distortion and slow-burning grooves.
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.
Mahatma is a stoner, doom metal, and rock band from Bologna, Italy, active since 2001. With over two decades of activity, they deliver heavy stoner doom from the Emilian capital.
A stoner/doom metal act from Lublin in eastern Poland, Major Kong has been delivering heavy, fuzz-laden compositions since 2011. Named after the bomb-riding character from 'Dr. Strangelove,' the band channels darkly humorous themes into crushing doom.
Malacarne is a stoner, doom metal, and rock band from San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy, formed in 2019. Their Italian name meaning "bad meat" captures the raw, visceral nature of their stoner doom.
Malota is a band from Venice, Italy, formed in 2015, having evolved from stoner and alternative rock into post-metal. Their creative evolution reflects a deepening embrace of atmospheric heaviness.
Northern Virginia's Mammoth Rider arrived in 2023 with a groove-heavy stoner metal attack that prioritizes hip-swinging riff momentum over any sense of subtlety. Thick downtuned guitars and locked-in rhythms sit at the center of everything they do.
Mammoth Storm formed in Säffle, Sweden at the end of 2012 for the express purpose of playing heavy, riff-driven doom, drawing on stoner metal and traditional doom conventions without affectation. The band released their debut full-length Fornjot in 2015 on Napalm Records, followed by Alruna (2019) on Argonauta Records, each featuring lengthy, slow-burning compositions built around massive guitar tones and atmospheric organ. Their straightforward dedication to the heaviness of the riff places them in line with Swedish doom tradition alongside acts like Reverend Bizarre and Witchcraft.
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