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Marcation is a blackened thrash metal band from Erfurt, Germany, whose 2023 debut EP "Madness" and single "Abdul Alhazred" draw from cosmic horror literature to fuel their uncompromising extreme metal assault. The Thuringia-based act blends thrash's velocity with blackened intensity and death metal weight.
Marder is a crossover thrash act from Järvenpää near Helsinki, combining the aggression of thrash metal with hardcore punk velocity since 2011. The band delivers short, sharp bursts of politically charged extremity from the Finnish underground.
A heavy/thrash metal act from Zamora in Castilla y León, Marius has been delivering aggressive compositions since 2018. The band channels the ancient Roman general's warrior spirit into driving metal.
Marjetice is a death/thrash metal band from Prekmurje, Slovenia, formed in 2012. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
Marodium is a thrash metal band from Holbæk, Denmark, active since 2001. With over two decades in the Danish thrash scene, they deliver aggressive, riff-driven thrash metal with seasoned consistency.
Marooned is a death-thrash metal band from Wollerau, Switzerland, formed in 2013 that fuses the technical aggression of thrash with the heaviness and guttural vocal approach of death metal. Their sound draws on the rich tradition of Swiss extreme metal while carving out their own space within the country's underground scene.
Martensmith is a thrash metal act from Ankara, one of Turkey's veteran thrash bands since 2006. The band has delivered nearly two decades of aggressive, riff-driven thrash from the Anatolian capital.
Marthiria were a thrash metal band from São Luís, Maranhão, active from 2006 until their split in 2010, with a lineup anchored by vocalist/guitarist Andre Nadler and guitarist Rodrigo Lages. They released the EP Sobrevivendo ao Caos (2008), a direct, riff-driven effort in the tradition of Brazilian thrash that earned them a foothold in the local underground before the band disbanded.
Marthirio is a two-piece thrash/crossover band from Santa Fe, Argentina, formed in April 2018 by Matias Echauri (guitars, bass, and vocals) and drummer Lucas Engler. Their debut album Mosh Till Death, recorded at Superyeah Studios and mixed by Anibal Rodriguez at Blazing Hatred Records, was released on August 25, 2021, and includes a cover of Sepultura's "Troops of Doom."
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