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Misfit River is a melodic groove metal band from Dunaújváros, Hungary, formed in 2015. They blend melodic hooks with groove metal's rhythmic power.
Misfolded is a melodic death metal band from Prague, Czech Republic, featuring the unusual dual-frontwoman lineup of Jana Kopecka and Jana Oltova. Their 2016 debut "Restless Continuum" delivers eleven tracks of intricate melodic death metal with metalcore inflections, driven by the interplay of two powerful female voices.
A death metal and hardcore act from Toruń, Misguided formed in 2024. The band delivers aggressive, confrontational compositions from the medieval university city.
Brooklyn-based Misha Kushnir is a solo project combining the melodic grandeur of power metal with the compositional ambition of progressive metal, offering technically accomplished material shaped by the cosmopolitan influences of New York City's diverse metal community since 2018.
A death metal act from Umeå in northern Sweden, Mishrak has been delivering aggressive compositions since 2019. The band channels the frigid atmosphere of Norrland into crushing death metal.
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.
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