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Masthar is a sludge, southern metal, and rock band from Nantes, France, formed in 2014. They fuse sludge metal's crushing weight with southern rock's groove and swagger.
Mastic Scum are one of Austria's most internationally recognized extreme metal bands, a brutal death metal and grindcore outfit from Salzburg founded in 1992 by Harry Gandler, Man Gandler, and Linga Moser. Their sound is defined by machine-precise rhythms, dissonant riffing, and a vocal onslaught spanning guttural lows to harsh highs, and they have released six studio albums including 'ICON' on MDD Records in 2022. A seventh album is currently in production as of 2026.
Masticate is a thrash metal act from the Upper Silesian city of Tychy, formed in 2022. The band delivers the kind of chewing, grinding thrash their name suggests.
Mastication of Brutality Uncontrolled is a technical slam/brutal death metal band from Aschaffenburg, Germany, formed in 2026. They unleash unrelenting brutal death metal fury.
Mastiff is a doom/sludge metal/hardcore band from Kingston upon Hull, England, formed in 2014. They channel crushing sludge-doom through abrasive riffs and oppressive weight.
Mastino is a thrash/groove metal band from Linköping, Sweden, formed in 2010. They blend thrash metal's velocity with groove metal's rhythmic punch.
A black metal project from Katowice, Poland's Silesian industrial heartland, Mastiphal has been crafting dark compositions since 2020. The project draws from the deep Silesian black metal tradition.
A sludge, doom, and post-metal act from the southern Hungarian university city of Szeged, Boru has been crafting heavy, atmospheric compositions since 2018. The band merges the crushing weight of sludge with the expansive dynamics of post-metal.
Atlanta's Mastodon have charted one of metal's most ambitious creative arcs, evolving from the relentless sludge metal fury of 'Remission' through the progressive concept albums 'Leviathan' and 'Crack the Skye' into the melodic grandeur of 'Emperor of Sand.' Their four members each contribute vocals, lending a layered harmonic complexity rare in heavy music, while Brent Hinds and Bill Kelliher's intertwining guitar work stands among the most distinctive in modern metal. Grammy-winning and platinum-selling, Mastodon have proven that uncompromising artistic evolution and commercial success can coexist.
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