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A thrash metal and crossover act from the Silesian city of Żory, Maggot has been delivering aggressive compositions since 2018. The band channels crossover energy from Poland's industrial south.
Maggot Therapy is a thrash metal act from Stockholm, active since 2013. The band channels the medical treatment imagery of their name into aggressive, cleansing thrash compositions.
Maggoth is a thrash/groove metal band from Pabianice, Poland, formed in 2011. They blend thrash metal's velocity with groove metal's rhythmic punch.
A thrash metal act from the Albanian-Italian community of Piana degli Albanesi near Palermo, Maghanat brings a unique cultural perspective to Sicilian thrash. Active since 2016, the band channels the island's volcanic intensity into riff-driven aggression.
Bards of Dusk is a Hungarian black metal project formed in 2020, channeling nocturnal themes into atmospheric compositions. The project operates from an undisclosed location, maintaining the anonymity common to the genre.
Magnitude is a thrash metal band from Lorsch, Germany, active since 2017. Their sound delivers the rapid-fire aggression and precision riffing that defines German thrash metal, rooted in the Hessian underground.
Fort Worth's Magnus build technical progressive metal with a Texas sense of scale — sprawling, precise, and unafraid of complexity. Since 2010 they've pushed the boundaries of what progressive metal can sound like in the Lone Star underground.
Boston's Maidenhead smash death and thrash metal together with the righteous aggression of New England's storied hardcore and metal lineage. Since 2022 they've been proving that the crossover between those genres still has teeth.
South Jersey's Mail Order Bride fuse heavy metal muscle with thrash velocity, arriving out of Paulsboro in 2020 with an approach that favors skull-crushing directness over polish. Loud, blunt, and locally proud.
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