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Misericordia is a gothic/doom metal band from Pays de la Loire, France, formed in 1995. They craft dark, atmospheric gothic doom layered with emotional depth.
Las Vegas's Misericordiam are one of Nevada's most sonically restless extreme acts, having moved through grindcore, deathcore, brutal death metal, and hardcore over nearly two decades, always holding to a philosophy of unrelenting aggression and maximum sonic density.
A progressive metal act from Budapest, Miserium has been crafting technically ambitious compositions since 2013. The band channels the melancholy suggested by their name into complex, emotionally charged progressive metal.
Misertus is an atmospheric and post-black metal band from Macclesfield, England, formed in 2019. They craft expansive post-black metal compositions with atmospheric depth.
Portland, Maine's Misery are practitioners of the most desolate strain of funeral doom, stretching compositions to glacial lengths and burying melody beneath layers of crushing weight, operating at the far, airless margins of the genre since 2003.
Formed in Bihać in the summer of 2012, Misery Crown describe their sound as combining the geographical "North" with the musical "South," fusing sludge, southern metal, and doom influences drawn from Down, Crowbar, Pantera, and Eyehategod. They released the album When North Meets South and the EPs One Stone and Northern Wind before solidifying their lineup in 2016.
Formed in Baltimore, Maryland in 2001 by former Dying Fetus bassist Jason Netherton, Misery Index combine death metal with hardcore punk and grindcore in a style that consistently foregrounds political and social critique. Their debut Retaliate (2003) on Nuclear Blast established the template, and the band has maintained a steady output through albums including Heirs to Thievery (2010), Rituals of Power (2019), and Complete Control (2022). They are among the most consistent acts working at the intersection of death metal and grindcore.
Knoxville, Tennessee's Misery Machine blend the mournful melody of doom metal with the heaviness of death metal in a melodic doom/death style that has earned them a dedicated following in the Appalachian region's underground since their 2022 formation.
A black metal act from Saint Petersburg, Misery Spell has been crafting dark, cursed compositions since 2019. The band channels the enchantment of suffering into atmospheric black metal.
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