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Mekonium is a death'n'roll band from Bern, Switzerland, established in 2000 and featuring Phibe on bass and vocals, Avi on drums, Val and Harry on guitars. Self-described as delivering 'asskicking and earfucking old school death'n'roll,' their albums 'After The Last Day' and 'Bastard' channel raw, groove-laden heaviness with a punk-infused swagger.
Melencoliasi is a death/thrash metal band from Tychy, Poland, formed in 2025. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
Meline is a heavy and thrash metal band from Rouen, France, formed in 2017. They combine classic heavy metal's power with thrash metal's aggressive edge.
Meltdawn is a thrash and groove metal band from Grenoble, France, formed in 2025. They blend thrash metal's velocity with groove metal's rhythmic drive from the French Alps.
Meltdown A.F. is a thrash metal band from Béthune, France, formed in 2017. They deliver relentless thrash metal aggression from the Pas-de-Calais region.
Meltzer is a blackened thrash metal band from the UK, formed in 2024. They fuse black metal's cold fury with thrash metal's relentless velocity.
Memnoch is a death/thrash metal band from Meißen, Germany, formed in 2018. Named after Anne Rice's fictional devil, their sound combines death metal's brutality with thrash's velocity from the historic Saxon porcelain city.
Memorain is a Greek thrash/power metal project founded by guitarist Ilias Papadakis in Athens in 2000. Their 2012 album 'Evolution' features an all-star lineup including Gene Hoglan (Testament), Steve DiGiorgio (ex-Death), Ralph Santolla (Obituary), David Ellefson, and Tim 'Ripper' Owens, following the EMI-released 'Reduced To Ashes' (2006).
Memoria Hostil is a heavy/thrash metal band from Pablo Nogués in the northern suburbs of Greater Buenos Aires, formed in 2018 with a lineup of Sergio Soto on vocals, Ivan and Alfredo Sturla on guitars, Leo Sturla on bass, and Pablo Mansilla on drums. The band released their debut album "Memoria 1" in August 2022, a six-track record featuring songs including "Mirando Al Sur" and "Mano Propia".
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