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New York hardcore institution Madball have been one of the genre's most enduring forces since Freddy Cricien first took the stage as a child at CBGB with his brother Roger Miret's band Agnostic Front. Emerging from the legendary NYHC scene of the late 1980s, Madball's sound is built on tough, groove-laden riffs, gang vocals, and an unwavering street-level authenticity. Albums like 'Set It Off' and 'Demonstrating My Style' defined the blueprint for tough-guy hardcore that countless bands have followed since.
MadBrain is a death/thrash metal act from Wuppertal, Germany, formed in 2022. Their sound combines death metal's brutality with thrash's velocity, emerging from the industrial Bergisches Land region of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Thrash metal with no fixed address, Madcap emerged in 2018 wielding the genre's core weapons — speed, aggression, and relentless riff momentum — without frills or compromise. Short, sharp, and built for volume.
Madcaps is a thrash metal act from the tiny Marchean town of Santa Vittoria in Matenano, active since 2014. The band delivers energetic thrash from one of central Italy's most improbably rural metal outposts.
Whiskey-soaked Southern / Groove Metal from Dallas/Newcastle.
Madder Mortem is an Oslo-based band that has evolved from atmospheric doom metal into a unique strain of progressive metal. Led by the distinctive vocals of Agnete Kirkevaag, the band has been a critical favorite in the Norwegian underground for their adventurous, genre-defying approach to heavy music.
Made By is a thrash metal act from the western Slovak city of Považská Bystrica, formed in 2022. The band delivers aggressive thrash from the Váh river valley.
Ripping Thrash / Death Metal from Spring/Houston.
Made of Hate was a German metal band active from 2003 to 2006, blending death metal, thrash, and hardcore into an aggressive sonic assault. Twenty-five original songs were released in 2024 for their 20th anniversary reunion, newly recorded and produced from the original 2003-2006 compositions.
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