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MacAnimal were a hard rock and heavy metal band from the Amstetten-Ybbstal area of Lower Austria, active through the first half of the 1990s with an internationally composed lineup. The band built a strong regional following across the Mostviertel and beyond, playing the stages of the Austrian metal circuit during a formative era for the domestic scene. They are documented in the Encyclopaedia Metallum under groove and thrash-inflected heavy metal.
Everett's Mace fuse the pit-ready aggression of crossover thrash with classic metal riffing, coming in fast and low with every track. Since 2017 they've been a reliable dose of no-pretense, high-velocity heaviness from the Pacific Northwest.
Machete Law is a thrash metal and crossover band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2023, featuring collaborations with international acts like Fastkill. Their releases including Chains Of Despair deliver aggressive crossover thrash with a violent, no-nonsense approach.
Machinaria were a heavy/thrash metal band from Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Their 2014 debut full-length Sacred Revolutions, Profane Revelations drew comparisons to second-wave American thrash acts such as Sacred Reich and Vio-Lence, and was built around a conceptual examination of the Catholic Inquisition. The album earned the band recognition as a standout name in the new generation of Brazilian thrash.
Machinator is a thrash metal act from Florence, active since 2020. The band delivers precise, mechanistic thrash from the Renaissance city's diverse underground music scene.
A thrash metal act from Oslo, Machine has been delivering aggressive, mechanistic compositions since 2013. The band channels the precision of their name into tight, riff-driven thrash.
A thrash metal band from Gent, Machine Conspiracy operate in the Belgian underground with a straightforward, riff-forward style rooted in classic thrash conventions. The band have released material through Bandcamp as part of the active Flemish metal underground centered around Gent's well-documented heavy music community.
Macrohard are a death/thrash metal band from Wels in Upper Austria, operating in the underground of the Austrian extreme metal scene. The band released music through their Bandcamp page and draw on the aggressive, riff-driven traditions of early European death and thrash metal. They remain one of the lesser-documented but active acts in the regional scene.
Mad Evil is a thrash metal band from Ludwigshafen, Germany, active since 2014. Their sound delivers the rapid-fire riffing and aggressive intensity that defines German thrash metal, drawing from the Rhineland-Palatinate's underground scene.
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