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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Lakewood, New Jersey's Maximum Oversatan runs at full throttle, fusing black metal savagery with the raw punch of speed metal for something that never lets up. Since 2011, they've kept the spirit of the unholy metal hordes alive on the Jersey Shore.
Razor-sharp Black / Speed Metal out of Texas.
Maximus is a raw black metal project from an undisclosed French location, active since 2021. The project delivers uncompromising, lo-fi black metal with the misanthropic intensity that characterizes the French raw black metal underground.
New York's Maxxx have been delivering heavy metal laced with hard rock swagger since 2006, leaning into hooks and attitude in equal measure. Their sound is built for rooms, not headphones — loud, direct, and unapologetically fun.
May Day is a heavy metal band from Algeciras, Spain, formed in 2011. They channel classic heavy metal energy from the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula.
Maya Mountains is a psychedelic rock band from Venice, Italy, formed in 2004. Their debut 'Hash and Pornography' (2008) was released through Go Down Records, followed by 'Era' (2015), produced by Alessandro Siniscalchi — both albums rooted in extended jams, heavy riffs, and psychedelic vision.
Mayak is a Bielefeld, Germany-based band self-described as playing "sludgy black metalpunkblabla," blending black metal, sludge, stoner rock, and punk into a volatile crossover. Their discography spans from the 2012 self-titled EP through 2018's "Trenches" LP, released on vinyl through Twisted Chords.
A death/groove metal act from the small Hungarian town of Jászfényszaru, BridgeGod emerged in 2025 with a rhythmically charged sound. The band delivers heavy grooves from an improbably rural setting northeast of Budapest.
Mayday is a heavy metal band from Bonn, Germany, active since 2006. Their two decades of output mark them as a steadfast presence in the Rhineland heavy metal scene.
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