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A black metal act from the Trieste-Monfalcone area, Mestlet has roots dating back to 1998, making them one of the Friuli Venezia Giulia region's longest-running black metal projects. The band channels the borderland atmosphere of Italy's northeastern frontier into cold, aggressive compositions.
Meszaroth is a black metal band from Huelva, Spain, formed in 2012, having evolved from early black-death metal into a purer black metal approach. Their discography spans from their 2012 self-titled debut through the Caro Data Vermibus EP, drawing comparisons to Dark Fortress and Behemoth.
Denver's Met by Moonlight are a young band formed in 2023 working the boundary between traditional heavy metal and metalcore, bringing melodic instincts and structural ambition to a style that often trades in blunt force alone. Their dual influences give them flexibility — the ability to write heavy, hook-driven material that draws on metal's classic vocabulary while incorporating the rhythmic intensity and emotional directness associated with the harder end of metalcore.
Metabolic was a thrash metal band from Bischofswerda, Germany, founded in 2006 and active until 2020 when founding member Andy departed. After years of lineup and genre changes, they solidified as a dedicated thrash metal act in 2013, releasing albums "Eraser" and "Peacemaker" before disbanding.
Metaforya is a melodic death metal act from Istanbul, active since 2007. One of Turkey's longer-running melodeath acts, the band delivers Scandinavian-influenced harmonized aggression from the Bosphorus.
Metagnomist is a New York-based black metal project that emerged in 2021 with a name that suggests philosophical or epistemological preoccupations — knowledge beyond knowledge — and a sound to match, pursuing raw atmospheric black metal's most introspective and disorienting qualities. Their work operates in the tradition of American black metal that prizes density of feeling over technical display, building music that is as much about atmosphere and state-of-mind as it is about riffs.
Metakiase is a two-piece heavy and stoner rock outfit from Pucón in Chile's Araucanía region, formed by drummer Tomás Trucco and guitarist/vocalist Vipe Schindler. Their 2015 debut album La Ruta de la Araucanía blends speed-injected thrash riffs with heavy blues and stoner grooves, drawing on the volcanic landscapes and Mapuche cultural heritage of their southern homeland.
Metakognition is a melodic death metal project from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2024. Their name references the psychological concept of thinking about thinking, suggesting a cerebral approach to the genre.
Metakosmia is a symphonic and ambient black metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2022. They layer lush symphonic and ambient textures over fierce black metal foundations.
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