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Misiva is a heavy metal band from Luján, Buenos Aires Province, featuring Damian Tus on vocals, Ezequiel Corsi on guitar, Pablo Golia on bass, and Lucio Ascani on drums. Their 2020 self-titled EP, recorded at Chivo Records Studios by producer Luis Salvatierra, contains three original tracks and a cover of V8's classic "Lanzados al Mundo," situating the band squarely in the tradition of Argentine heavy metal.
Mislead is a melodic heavy metal act with gothic influences from Bydgoszcz, active since 2018. The band channels deceptive allure into dark, hook-laden compositions from the Kuyavian capital.
Mislead by Beauty is a doom, gothic, and alternative metal band from the UK, formed in 2025. They blend doom and gothic metal's dark aesthetics with alternative accessibility.
A psychedelic doom metal act from the central Portuguese city of Leiria, Misleading has been crafting mind-bending compositions since 2019. The band layers hallucinatory textures over crushing doom foundations.
Misleading Ways is a symphonic gothic metal band from Schmölln, Germany, formed in 2023. They weave orchestral grandeur into gothic metal atmospheres with dramatic, cinematic compositions.
Misled Generation is a melodic death metal and metalcore act from Hyvinkää, active since 2020. The band channels generational disillusionment into emotionally charged, harmonized compositions.
Mismatched is a blackened death/groove metal band from Poznań, Poland, formed in 2018. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
Mismod is a black metal and punk band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2023. They fuse raw black metal hostility with punk's rebellious energy and DIY ethos.
A heavy/doom metal project from the Netherlands, Mismorium emerged in 2025 with a sound rooted in crushing heaviness. The project merges the weight of doom with traditional heavy metal hooks.
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