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Rarities 1991 - 2001 (2024)
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Chicago's Moral Void have been straddling black metal and crust punk since 2013, binding the nihilistic fury of both genres into a raw, abrasive sound that thrives in the city's dense and combative underground.
A grindcore and sludge metal act from the Yorkshire town of Selby, Morality Sanctions has been grinding out aggressive, socially conscious compositions since 2017. The band channels political frustration into short, punishing bursts of noise.
Morana is a symphonic black metal/dungeon synth band from Oxford, England, formed in 2024. They layer orchestral grandeur over fierce black metal foundations.
Morannon is a black metal band from Kleve, Germany, formed in 2017. They channel dark Tolkien-inspired themes through fierce black metal compositions.
Los Angeles post-black metal and shoegaze act Morari have been crafting dense, layered compositions since 2017, blending black metal's tremolo intensity with the hazy, introspective textures of shoegaze in the Southern California sprawl.
Morass of Molasses is a stoner metal trio from Reading, signed to Ripple Music, who blend NOLA-style sludge with bluesy hard rock. Honed through tours with Orange Goblin and Crowbar and appearances at Bloodstock, the band has released acclaimed albums including 'These Paths We Tread' and 'End All We Know,' establishing them as one of the UK's premier stoner metal acts.
Morass Skoffin is a death metal band from Regensburg, Germany, formed in 2016, delivering classic death metal packed with razor-sharp riffs and an unmistakable atmospheric twist. Their 2024 album Descent was mixed and mastered at Iguana Studios, showcasing their refined approach to old-school death metal.
Morast is a blackened doom and death metal band from the Düsseldorf-Wuppertal-Cologne region of Germany, formed in 2017. Their catalog spans releases like Ancestral Void and The Palingenesis, channeling oppressive doom through a blackened death metal filter.
Moravia is a melodic death metal act from Helsinki, formed in 2014 and blending the twin-guitar harmonies of Gothenburg-style melodeath with Finnish melancholy. The band adds to Helsinki's formidable extreme metal roster with a focus on emotional, melodically rich compositions.
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