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Miteux is a black metal project from Marseille, active since 2013. The French word for 'shabby' or 'wretched' signals the project's commitment to lo-fi, degraded black metal aesthetics.
Mithotyn was a legendary Viking/black metal band from the Östergötland town of Mjölby, known for pioneering the Swedish Viking metal sound alongside Bathory. The band's brief but influential discography has made them a reference point for the entire Viking metal genre.
Hinesville, Georgia's Mithra combine the mechanical groove of groove metal with the riff-forward momentum of thrash, delivering a tight, punishing sound from the Georgia coast since 2021 with an identity rooted in the aggressive crossover between those two traditions.
Mithrandir is a two-piece black metal project from Turku, Finland, created by K.K. and L.R., focused on medieval fantasy themes. Blending raw black metal with dungeon synth elements across releases like 'Towards the Spires of Dol Guldur' and 'Latlaús,' the project builds elaborate Tolkien-inspired narratives through atmospheric compositions.
Mithras is an experimental death metal band from Rugby, England, active since 2002. With over two decades of activity, they deliver technically adventurous death metal that pushes the genre's boundaries.
A melodic death metal and metalcore act from the Aegean city of İzmir, Mithrava has been delivering harmonized aggression since 2021. The band blends Scandinavian melodeath influence with the warmth of Turkey's western coast.
Mithridatic is a death/black metal band from Saint-Étienne, France, formed in 2014. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
Mithrim is a black metal act from Sauda in Rogaland, active since 2014. Named after Tolkien's lake of the Mithrim, the band channels Middle-earth mythology into atmospheric Norwegian black metal.
Mítica is a Progressive/Power Metal project from Quito, Ecuador, formed in 2022 by a collective of established Ecuadorian musicians alongside international guests. The band's stated mission is to preserve and promote Ecuadorian cultural identity by setting the country's principal legends to music in a style they call "Metal Opera Equinoccial." Their 2022 release "El Pacto de Cantuña" adapts the famous Quito colonial legend into a theatrical metal format.
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