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Morbidoom trace their roots back to 1993, making them one of the older black metal outfits from the interior of Minas Gerais. The band documented their early phase through the demo tapes Seven Swords of Lucifer (1995) and Ares... The Call of War (1999), drawing on warrior mythology and occult themes before going dormant and eventually returning to activity around 2015.
A thrash metal act from the central Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia, Morbidvirus emerged in 2025 with a pandemic-era name. The band delivers contagious, aggressive thrash from the Podolian heartland.
Morbific is a filthy death metal trio from the small eastern Finnish town of Kitee, channeling the putrid spirit of Autopsy, Funebre, and Undergang into festering, cavernous compositions. Since their 2020 debut, they have rapidly become one of Finland's most celebrated underground death metal acts, releasing three full-lengths of grotesque, old-school extremity through labels like Memento Mori and Pulverised Records.
A death metal act from Saint Petersburg, Morbital has been delivering aggressive compositions since 2015. The band channels the morbid orbital imagery of their name into crushing death metal.
A death metal outfit from Springfield, Virginia, Morbius has been delivering straightforward, uncompromising brutality since 2015. Their approach leans into old-school death metal aesthetics with a no-frills aggression that keeps them rooted in the underground.
Morblast is a death metal act from Friesland, formed in 2023. The band delivers aggressive extremity from the Netherlands' northern rural heartland.
Morbo is a death metal act from Rome, one of the capital's more established underground acts since 2002. The band delivers old-school death metal with the intensity and persistence that comes from over two decades of activity.
Morbo Chacaleitor is a death/thrash metal band from San Felipe, Chile. The band released two albums in quick succession: Crónicas Macabras in October 2019 and Inconsciente Asesino in September 2020, the latter a six-track record featuring Spanish-language tracks rooted in violent and urban themes.
Morbonoct is a symphonic black metal band from Kherson, Ukraine, formed in 2021. They layer orchestral grandeur over fierce black metal foundations.
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