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Misanthropy Apotheosis is a death metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2018. They channel misanthropic fury through crushing death metal.
New York's Misanthropæ operate in the volatile space between black metal's frost-bitten fury and grindcore's demolition-speed blasting, delivering a confrontational blackened grindcore attack of crushing brevity and abrasive noise since forming in 2021.
Misanthur is a black metal project from Częstochowa, the pilgrimage city of southern Poland, active since 2016. The project channels misanthropic contempt into atmospheric black metal from an unexpectedly devotional setting.
Misantrok is a black metal band from Montilla, Spain, formed in 2011. They forge misanthropic black metal from the depths of the Córdoba province.
Misantrop is a black metal project from Prague, Czech Republic, active since 2011. Their sound channels the misanthropic fury and atmospheric darkness that defines the genre's most uncompromising wing, delivered through the lens of the Czech black metal underground.
Misantropolis is a progressive heavy metal and rock band from the Community of Madrid, Spain, formed in 2024. They blend progressive ambition with heavy metal's power and rock's accessibility.
Misantropus is a doom metal act from Latina in southern Lazio, delivering crushing, misanthropic compositions since 2010. The band channels their contempt for humanity into glacially slow, oppressive doom.
Misantropía is a heavy metal act from Madrid that has been crafting traditional, riff-driven metal since 2016. The band's Spanish-language approach and classic metal foundation reflect the enduring strength of Spain's trad metal underground.
Misantropía is a thrash/black metal band from Villa Alemana in the Valparaíso region of Chile. The band's lyrical themes center on misanthropy, anti-Christianity, mythology, and darkness, operating as an independent, unsigned act within the Chilean extreme metal underground.
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