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Mondocane is a crossover/thrash metal act from Catania in Sicily, taking their name from the Italian expression for 'terrible world.' The band delivers fast, aggressive crossover from the shadow of Mount Etna.
A thrash/heavy metal and punk act from Oslo, Mongo Ninja has been delivering irreverent, high-energy compositions since 2010. The band channels the chaotic spirit of their name into aggressive, tongue-in-cheek metal.
A thrash metal act from Edinburgh, Monheim has been delivering aggressive compositions since 2022. The band contributes to the Scottish capital's metal scene with a sound rooted in classic thrash traditions.
Monism is a technical death/thrash metal band from Kampen, the Netherlands, formed in 2019. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
Out of the Lehigh Valley in New Jersey, Monoceros have been playing progressive heavy metal and hard rock since 2004, bringing a melodic, technically ambitious approach to song craft over two decades of activity.
From the small city of Hutchinson, Minnesota, Monogon blend classic heavy metal sensibility with the cold, atmospheric edge of black metal, forging a distinctive sound in an unlikely corner of the Midwest since 2018.
Chicago's Monolith have been at the intersection of progressive and thrash metal since 1993, one of the longer-tenured acts in the city's underground, built on technical riffing and ambitious song structures.
San Jose's Monolith play heavy and thrash metal forged in the Bay Area tradition since 1993, carrying on a lineage of technically sharp, aggressive metal from one of the genre's most historically significant regions.
From the small town of McConnelsville, Ohio, this trio of black, death, and thrash metal influences has been fusing extremity since 1993, generating a caustic blend of blast-driven aggression and riff-heavy menace.
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