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Middenheim is a melodic black metal band from London and Peterborough, England, formed in 2020. Named after the Warhammer Fantasy city, they blend melodic black metal with fantasy themes.
A heavy metal act from Mediglia near Milan, Middle Ages has been channeling medieval themes into classic metal since 2016. The band pairs historical subject matter with the kind of traditional metal approach that has defined European heavy metal for decades.
Lakewood, Ohio's Midevil blends heavy metal's melodic instincts with thrash's propulsive aggression, a combination the band has been refining since 2018. Their dual-genre approach gives them a range that lets them drive hard with speed when the moment calls for it and pull back into more classic heavy metal territory when the song demands it.
Midgaard is a depressive black metal and dark ambient project from Benevento in Campania, active since 2021. The project channels the despair and isolation of its name's Norse mythology into bleak, atmospheric compositions.
Midgard are a melodic death metal band from Gleisdorf in Styria, Austria, founded in 2001 by a quartet including guitarist Peter Fritz and bassist Jan Zelenka. The band's early sound pursued the Gothenburg melodic death metal aesthetic of In Flames and Soilwork, later incorporating grooves influenced by Bolt Thrower, Benediction, and Hellhammer. They released two studio albums and several demos over a career spanning more than fifteen years.
Midgard are pioneers of the Brazilian doom scene, drawing on the epic and sorrowful tradition of Candlemass and Solitude Aeturnus since the late 1990s. Their debut album From Ashes... (2005) established their template of slow, heavy riffs and soaring clean vocals, and their long-awaited sophomore full-length Verdugos arrived in 2024 via Som do Darma to widespread acclaim across the doom metal press.
Midgenuun is a progressive metal band from Nottingham, England, formed in 2020. They craft intricate progressive metal compositions from the East Midlands.
Midget in the Sink is a heavy and stoner metal act from Tampere with an irreverent streak reflected in their absurdist name. Active since 2010, the band delivers groove-laden, fuzz-heavy riffs with a loose, jammy energy.
El Sobrante, California's Midian formed in 2015 at the confluence of black metal and ambient music, building soundscapes that use darkness as texture rather than just assault. The Bay Area project moves between corrosive black metal aggression and spacious, ominous atmosphere, creating music that rewards patient listening as much as it punishes the faint-hearted.
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