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Rarities 1991 - 2001 (2024)
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Mesfetor is a black metal project from Normandy, emerging in 2023 with a raw, atmospheric approach to the genre. The project channels the mist-shrouded landscapes of northern France into cold, aggressive compositions.
Ruthless Slam / Brutal Death Metal from Dallas.
Meshuggah is a technical groove/thrash metal (early); djent (later) band from Umeå, Sweden, formed in 2017. They blend thrash metal's velocity with groove metal's rhythmic punch.
Meshum is a brutal death metal band from Ankara, Turkey, formed in 2018. They unleash unrelenting brutal death metal fury.
Mesmera is a melodic death and groove metal band from Trogir, Croatia, formed in 2013. They blend melodic death metal with groove metal from the Dalmatian coast.
Los Angeles-based Mesmeric have been developing a progressive heavy metal sound since 2013, working in a city where melodic craft and technical ambition coexist comfortably in the metal underground. Their music balances traditional heavy metal's emphasis on hooks and dynamics with progressive rock's structural openness, producing work that feels both accessible and genuinely sophisticated in its construction.
Mesmerised is a thrash metal and hardcore band from Fribourg, Switzerland, formed in 2013 that bridges the gap between old-school thrash intensity and hardcore punk's raw, confrontational energy. Their crossover approach delivers hard-hitting riffs and breakneck tempos rooted in the Swiss underground.
Mesmerized is a progressive/power metal band from Kassel, Germany, formed in 2018. Their sound combines the compositional ambition of progressive metal with power metal's soaring melodies and dynamic intensity.
Mesmerized by Misery is a melodic death metal/metalcore band from Heppenheim, Germany, whose 2012 EP "Nurturing the Vultures" blends black and death metal intensity with melodic sophistication across five philosophically-charged tracks. Their lyrics explore institutional oppression, existential despair, and the fragility of human delusion.
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