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M.D.K. is a brutal death metal and grindcore band from Jundiaí, São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 1997 by core members Thales Zago (guitars/vocals), André Lazarini (drums/bass), and Boca (vocals). The trio released three studio albums—"Splatterguts" (2005), "Cuntanasia" (2009), and "Into the Pussymorgue" (2012)—alongside a prolific run of splits with international goregrind acts including Malignant Tumour, Kadaverficker, and Rotten Penetration.
M.D.U. is a grindcore and death metal band from Perpignan, France, formed in 2018. They deliver rapid-fire grindcore-death extremity from the French-Spanish border region.
Bronza is a thrash metal act from Zagreb, active since 2020. The band channels the aggressive energy of classic thrash into the Croatian capital's growing metal underground.
Cleveland's M.e.V. blends melodic death metal hooks with the city's gritty industrial undercurrent, weaving clean and harsh vocal dynamics over technically driven riffwork. They've been carving out their corner of the Ohio extreme metal scene since 2012.
M.G. is a thrash metal act from Navahrudak, Belarus, formed in 2020 that channels the aggression and speed of classic Eastern European thrash. The project delivers uncompromising riff-driven material rooted in the Belarusian underground metal scene.
M.H.X's Chronicles is a melodic death metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, founded by guitarist and vocalist Murillo Henrique Xavier, whose initials give the band its name. The project expanded into a full quartet with Raphael Carvalho on drums, Michel Oliveira on guitars, and Wallace Ribeiro on bass, releasing the EP "The Preface" (2013) and the fifty-six-minute debut album "Infinite Ocean" in 2015, recorded at Sputnik Home Studio.
M.I. is a thrash/groove metal band from Arendal, Norway, formed in 2023. They blend thrash metal's velocity with groove metal's rhythmic punch.
M.I.GOD. is a progressive modern metal band from Nuremberg, Germany, active since 2001 with four albums spanning from "Bionic" through 2012's "Floor 29." The four-piece, anchored by drummer/producer Michael Sopolidis, crafts technically demanding compositions that blend alternative rock accessibility with progressive metal complexity.
M.I.S. is a thrash metal and crossover band from Schaffhausen, Switzerland, formed in 2020 that channels explosive energy through a fusion of thrash aggression and hardcore punk attitude. Their riff-heavy approach bridges the gap between old-school thrash intensity and the raw directness of crossover.
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