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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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A black metal project from Reykjavík, Meaningless Vision has been crafting nihilistic compositions since 2013. The project channels the stark volcanic landscape of Iceland into bleak, atmospheric black metal.
Hailing from Westchester County, New York, Meanstreak occupy the crossroads of power, thrash, and old-school heavy metal — a hybrid sound that nods to the 1980s New York scene without getting lost in nostalgia. Their catalog moves between the melodic ambition of power metal and the raw, club-ready aggression of early thrash.
Meant to Suffer were a grindcore band whose sound pulled in elements of crust punk, hardcore, and sludge alongside their blasting core. The four-piece — Al on vocals, Louie on guitar, Gus on bass and vocals, and Rod on drums — released "A Step Towards Deception" in 2012 and a self-titled record in 2015 before eventually splitting up.
Measureless is a death metal act from the western Swedish town of Säffle, active since 2012. The band delivers boundless, crushing death metal from the Värmland countryside.
Meat Chopper In Action is a one-man old school grindcore project from Czechia by Sebastian, who also plays in Catatomb. Drawing inspiration from Agathocles, Napalm Death, and Rot, the project delivered the 2023 album 'Purgatory Begins' with Sebastian handling all instrumentation, vocals, and production.
Chicago's Meat Crayon waste no time with subtlety — founded in 2023, they deliver brutal death metal that favors pulverizing low-end tonnage and inhuman drumming over any concession to accessibility. The name sets the tone: absurdist and violent in equal measure, rooted in the city's long tradition of extreme underground acts.
Brutal Masturbation is a death metal act from the western Hungarian border town of Mosonmagyaróvár, active since 2017. The deliberately provocative name matches their commitment to uncompromising, no-frills death metal extremity.
Meat Shop is a power/speed metal band from Hamburg, Germany, formed in 2020. Their sound channels the high-velocity riffing and anthemic power that defines the intersection of power and speed metal in the Teutonic tradition.
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