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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Malinche is a thrash and hardcore crossover band from Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina, featuring vocalist José "El Ruso" Argento, guitarist Miguel Heltner, bassist Gabriel Blanco, and drummer Manuel Larrea. The band released their debut album Nuevo Orden Vol.1 in 2016, preceded by the single "El Demoledor" as an advance track, and have contributed material to the Paraná Bandas regional compilation platform.
Malinche is a thrash and hardcore crossover band from Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina, featuring vocalist José "El Ruso" Argento, guitarist Miguel Heltner, bassist Gabriel Blanco, and drummer Manuel Larrea. The band released their debut album Nuevo Orden Vol.1 in 2016, preceded by the single "El Demoledor" as an advance track, and have contributed material to the Paraná Bandas regional compilation platform.
Malivore is a groove, death, and thrash metal band from Pori, Finland. They blend groove metal's rhythmic punch with death and thrash metal's extreme aggression.
Malleficarum delivers thrash and death metal from the ancient city of Toledo, pairing the medieval atmosphere of their surroundings with violent, riff-driven extremity. Active since 2019, they carry the torch for Castilian thrash metal.
Maltuka is a thrash metal act from Bergen, formed in 2025. The band represents the newest generation of Norwegian thrash, emerging from a city historically dominated by black metal.
Malus is a thrash metal band from Nuremberg, Germany, formed in 2020. Their sound channels the aggressive, high-speed riffing tradition that Nuremberg's metal scene has cultivated, delivering raw thrash energy from the Franconian underground.
Malvento is a band from Naples, Italy, active since 1999, having evolved from black and thrash metal into black and industrial metal. Their creative arc spans nearly three decades of dark Italian extreme metal.
Mamut is a thrash metal band from Veselí nad Moravou, Czech Republic, formed in 2018. Their sound delivers the aggressive riffing and rapid-fire intensity characteristic of thrash metal, rooted in the genre's Eastern European underground tradition.
Black Arts is a black metal act from the northern Hungarian city of Eger, active since 2014. The band crafts dark, aggressive compositions from the shadow of the famous medieval fortress.
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