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Monoliths is a drone, sludge, and doom metal band from Nottingham, England, formed in 2016. They craft monolithic drone-sludge-doom from the East Midlands.
Formed by guitarist/vocalist Wallas Ribeiro, bassist Murilo da Silva, and drummer Gustavo Silveira, Monolito blends groove-heavy riffing with progressive structures and hard rock roots. Their 2023 album Voice of Rage, produced by Gustavo Vasquez at RockLab studio, showcases a denser and darker direction across eleven tracks while retaining the melodic sensibility that defines the band.
Out of Virginia Beach, Monolittisk have been practicing raw, primitive black metal since 2015 — the name (Norwegian for 'monolithic') signals the project's intent: unpolished, cold, and deliberately minimal.
Monolord is one of Sweden's most celebrated contemporary doom metal acts, formed in Gothenburg in 2013. The trio delivers monolithic, fuzz-drenched doom that has earned them international acclaim and a reputation as one of the genre's heaviest modern practitioners, with albums on RidingEasy Records.
Monomania is a black metal band from Bagsværd, Denmark, active since 2006. They channel obsessive intensity through black metal's most visceral and atmospheric traditions.
A black metal project from Salem, Massachusetts, Monomurmurs formed in 2019 in a city whose dark history seems to seep into their atmospheric, incantatory sound — dense, murky, and deeply atmospheric.
Monophobia is a depressive black metal band from Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, formed in 1992. They channel bleak, emotionally devastating black metal from the depths of despair.
Monoptera is a blackened progressive thrash and death metal band from Bedfordshire, England, formed in 2024. They blend blackened aggression with progressive complexity across thrash and death metal.
Monos is a thrash metal and crossover act from the Catalan town of Roda de Ter, formed in 2025. The band brings the manic energy of crossover thrash to a small town setting, merging hardcore punk aggression with metal riffing.
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