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Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Mitosia is a thrash, groove metal, and hardcore band from Lekeitio, Spain, formed in 2010. They blend thrash metal's velocity with groove metal's rhythmic punch and hardcore's raw intensity.
Mitra is a heavy/thrash metal act from Varese in Lombardy, active since 2016. The band delivers aggressive, riff-driven metal from the foothills between Milan and the Swiss border.
Mitraljez is a thrash metal, crossover, and hardcore punk band from Rijeka, Croatia, formed in 2025. Their Croatian name meaning "machine gun" captures their rapid-fire musical assault.
A thrash metal act from Palermo in Sicily, MK Ultra takes its name from the infamous CIA mind control program. Active since 2017, the band channels conspiracy-fueled paranoia into aggressive, politically charged thrash.
MLGF is a death/thrash metal band from Trondheim, Norway, formed in 2009. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
Mnemofobia is a heavy and thrash metal band from Casar de Cáceres, Spain, formed in 2014. They forge powerful metal combining heavy metal's classic foundations with thrash's aggressive edge.
MNFCTRR is a thrash metal and metalcore band from Nantes, France, formed in 2016. They blend thrash metal's velocity with metalcore's structural aggression.
Toledo, Ohio's Mobile Deathcamp play a thrash-forward, hardcore-inflected attack that sits closer to the pit than the stadium, with a raw DIY sensibility running through releases like Black Swamp Rising and Summon the Destroyer. Formed in 2021, they hit hard and fast with no interest in polish.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin's Model Citizen have been welding power metal melody to thrash metal aggression since 2009, occupying the territory where soaring hooks meet riff-driven urgency. The band carries the Midwest's no-nonsense work ethic into a sound that values both shred and song structure equally.
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