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Merzotna Potvora is a blackened thrash metal band from Kyiv, Ukraine, delivering aggressive black speed metal through a four-piece lineup including female drummer Katia. Their prolific 2024-2026 output spans the single 'Žebraćkyj mur,' the album 'Poliuvannia,' a split with Obrij, and the raw 'Kuľt Pekeľnoho Molota' rehearsal demo.
Meshuggah is a technical groove/thrash metal (early); djent (later) band from Umeå, Sweden, formed in 2017. They blend thrash metal's velocity with groove metal's rhythmic punch.
Mesmerised is a thrash metal and hardcore band from Fribourg, Switzerland, formed in 2013 that bridges the gap between old-school thrash intensity and hardcore punk's raw, confrontational energy. Their crossover approach delivers hard-hitting riffs and breakneck tempos rooted in the Swiss underground.
Mess Age is a death/thrash metal band from Gdańsk, Poland, formed in 1983. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
Dallas thrash outfit Messengers formed in 2020 with a sound that pulls directly from the classic American thrash template — tight riffing, aggressive tempos, and an urgency that keeps the genre's most essential qualities front and center. Operating out of a city with a deep metal history, they represent a new generation of Texas thrashers committed to keeping the form alive with force rather than nostalgia.
Messermänner is a thrash metal band from Wiesbaden, Germany, formed in 2024. Their name, meaning "knife men" in German, signals aggressive intent from this newest addition to the Hessian thrash metal scene.
Messiah is a legendary death-thrash metal band from Baar, Switzerland, and one of the pioneering acts of the Swiss extreme metal scene, with an extensive discography spanning from their 1984 demo through albums like 'Hymn To Abramelin,' 'Extreme Cold Weather,' 'Psychomorphia,' 'Choir Of Horrors,' and 'Rotten Perish.' Their latest album 'Christus Hypercubus' continues a legacy that has cemented them as one of Europe's most influential early extreme metal bands alongside Celtic Frost and Coroner.
A thrash metal act from Heesch in North Brabant, Messina has been delivering aggressive compositions since 2005. One of the longer-running thrash acts in the Brabant underground, the band channels the province's industrial energy into ripping thrash.
Messticator is a death/thrash metal band from Hamburg, Germany, formed in 2022, whose motto "Obey your Master" signals their authoritarian metal aesthetic. Their releases "Total Mastery" and "Forthcoming Revelation" deliver commanding extreme metal aggression.
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