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Madred is a metal band from Lappeenranta, Finland, active since 2009. Their discography includes the debut album (2021), the 'Driver EP,' 'EUROFORIA,' and 'Supersonic Brainfuck Overdrive,' reflecting an energetic and experimental approach to heavy music.
Madstop is a thrash metal/crossover band from Potsdam, Germany, active since 2015 with releases including "The Lobotomizer" and singles like "Letters from Fukushima." Their crossover approach blends thrash metal's precision with punk's raw energy from the Brandenburg underground.
Pennsylvania's Maelstrom conjure black metal that lives up to their name — dissonant, churning, and relentlessly unforgiving. Since 2018 the project has pursued a dark, uncompromising approach rooted deep in the genre's extremes.
Shoreline's Maelstrom have been driving thrash metal with mechanical precision and Pacific Northwest aggression since 2018. Their sound favors speed and technicality over nostalgia, pushing the genre forward without abandoning its essential fury.
A thrash metal act from Debrecen, Hungary's second largest city, MAG has been delivering aggressive compositions since 2014. The band channels the energy of the eastern Hungarian plains into classic thrash.
Mag Mell is a speed, thrash metal, and crossover band from Italy, formed in 2018. Named after the Irish mythological paradise, they deliver blazing crossover speed-thrash.
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.
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