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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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Mechanized is a thrash metal act from Devon in England's southwest, active since 2012. The band delivers precise, riff-driven thrash metal from a region not typically associated with the genre, proving the breadth of the UK's metal underground.
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A brutal deathcore act from the Essex seaside town of Clacton-on-Sea, Mechromorph has been delivering crushing extremity since 2016. The band pairs mechanical precision with visceral brutality, matching the industrial overtones of their name.
Meconium is a thrash/death metal band from Glasgow, England, formed in 2012. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
Medal House is a drone and doom metal band from Edinburgh, Scotland, formed in 2019. They craft immersive drone-doom from the Scottish capital.
California's Medallion have carried the torch for traditional heavy metal since 2015, channeling the spirit of twin-guitar melody and thunderous rhythm into material that sounds both timeless and immediate. Their work suggests a deep reverence for the genre's foundational era filtered through contemporary precision.
Meddlstadl is a folk metal band from Stuttgart, Germany, formed in 2011. They weave folk traditions into heavy metal compositions.
Medea is a gothic black metal band from Grodno, Belarus, formed in 2012 that merges dark, romantically-tinged gothic atmospheres with the raw intensity of black metal. Their sound draws on the melancholic tradition of Eastern European gothic metal, balancing aggression with somber, cinematic textures.
Medea Rising is a melodic deathcore band from Sachsenbrunn, Germany, whose 2014 album "Abyss" features eight tracks of aggressive deathcore with guest collaborators across its lineup. Their sound blends the breakdowns and brutality of deathcore with melodic sensibility.
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