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New York's Metanoya arrived in 2022 bridging the gap between old-school heavy metal and thrash, a combination that gives their music both melodic accessibility and aggressive bite. Their sound suggests a band steeped in the classic NWOBHM and early American thrash traditions, filtered through a modern underground sensibility. A newly formed act, they are already carving out a presence in a New York scene with no shortage of serious competition.
Metaphilia is a deathcore outfit from Alicante on Spain's Mediterranean coast, delivering breakdown-laden brutality since 2022. The band combines modern extreme metal aggression with the intensity of the Valencian underground.
Atlanta's Metaphobic bring a death metal assault forged in the heat of the American South, channeling the grim tradition of bands like Obituary and Morbid Angel through their own crushing lens. Formed in 2021, the band operates within Atlanta's increasingly fertile extreme metal underground, crafting riff-driven material that prioritizes heaviness and atmosphere over technical acrobatics. Their name alone telegraphs a confrontational worldview that runs through every measure of their music.
Metaphorical of the Vindictive is a depressive/atmospheric black metal band from Jarocin, Poland, formed in 2023. They craft expansive, atmospheric black metal compositions with textural depth.
A melodic death/Viking metal act from Hammerfest, one of Norway's northernmost cities, Metaphysic has been crafting epic compositions since 2011. The band channels the Arctic landscape and Norse mythology into sweeping, melodic extremity.
Metaphysics is a progressive metal band from Sora (Frosinone), Italy, formed in 2017. They craft intricate progressive compositions with technical ambition and creative depth.
Metaroth is a thrash/death metal band from Bursa, Turkey, formed in 2020. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
Metastasi is a thrash metal act from the Paduan town of Piazzola sul Brenta, active since 2019. The band channels the aggressive spread suggested by their medical name into relentless thrash compositions.
A speed metal act from the North Holland city of Alkmaar, Metastasis has been delivering rapid-fire compositions since 2012. The band pairs the cancerous spread of their name with the relentless velocity of classic speed metal.
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