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Misas Negras is a black and death metal band from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, formed in 2014. They channel dark, ritualistic extreme metal from the Canary Islands.
Misbegotten were a thrash metal and metalcore band from Lamprechtshausen in the Salzburg region, formed in 1993 and self-described as playing 'Austrian powercore.' The band was active for nearly two decades, released music through Noisehead Records, and played their final concert on October 15th, 2011 before formally disbanding. Their run represents one of the longer careers in the Salzburg underground metal scene.
Miscariage is a thrash metal band from Switzerland, originally formed in the early 1990s by four young metalheads from southwestern Germany worshipping their thrash idols. After disbanding in 1995, they reunited in their original lineup in 2014 when their 1994 demo received a vinyl reissue through Doomentia Records, and have since released 'Peace? Justice? Murder!' (2017) and 'Kill' (2025).
Miscarriage is a death and thrash metal band from Hanover, Germany, formed in 2017. They deliver crushing extreme metal with manic, depraved energy that pushes into grindcore and powerviolence territory.
Misconducters is a heavy metal and hard rock band from London, England, formed in 2014. They channel classic heavy metal energy from the UK capital.
A technical death/thrash metal act from Venice, Miscreance has been delivering precision-driven extremity since 2016. The band channels the unlikely brutality of their lagoon city setting into complex, aggressive compositions.
Miscreantics is a death/thrash/groove metal band from Tampere, Finland, formed in 2021. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
Miscreants is a thrash metal and metalcore act from Groningen in the northern Netherlands, active since 2017. The band delivers aggressive, rule-breaking compositions from the country's northernmost major city.
A death metal act from Rennes in Brittany, Miseducation of Masses has been delivering politically charged extremity since 2009. The band channels social commentary through aggressive, confrontational death metal.
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