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Barbed Wire is a thrash metal act from Budapest, delivering aggressive, razor-sharp compositions since 2015. The band contributes to the Hungarian capital's metal underground with a sound rooted in classic thrash traditions.
MagiTech is an epic symphonic metal band from Italy, formed in 2024. They craft grand, orchestrally enhanced metal compositions.
Magla is a black metal act from Zagreb, formed in 2021. The band, whose name means 'fog' in Croatian, crafts atmospheric black metal steeped in murky, obscured soundscapes.
Magma is a heavy metal band from Mezőtúr, Hungary, with roots stretching back to 1970. As one of Hungary's longest-active metal acts, they have delivered over five decades of heavy metal.
Milwaukee's Magma Dragon breathe symphonic power metal into the Great Lakes city's metal scene — ornate arrangements, operatic ambitions, and a genuine flair for the grandiose. Since 2013 they've been one of Wisconsin's most theatrical heavy acts.
A doom metal act from Budapest, Magma Rise has been crafting crushing, slow-paced compositions since 2010. The band channels volcanic heaviness through the Hungarian capital's diverse metal underground.
A psychedelic doom metal act from Kolbotn, home of Darkthrone, Magmakammer has been crafting heavy, mind-expanding compositions since 2015. The band channels volcanic, chamber-like heaviness from the birthplace of Norwegian black metal.
Magna Corporea is an Argentine one-man atmospheric and raw black metal project that released its debut album "Bliss of Non-Temporal Condition" in January 2023 on Regimental Records, followed by "Dialect of the Unborn (Birth Wound and Xenoglossia)" in November 2023. The project is available on Bandcamp and has also been distributed physically through Sunshine Ward Recordings.
Magna Mater is a power metal band from the Extremaduran cities of Badajoz and Olivenza, channeling epic melodies and soaring arrangements since 2014. The band draws from the deep well of European power metal while incorporating the fiery spirit of southwestern Spain.
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