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Irrational Pull (2020)
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Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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The Powerless Rise (2010)
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Mahakala is a band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2020, having evolved from sludge and doom metal into heavy metal. Named after the Buddhist protector deity, their creative evolution reflects a journey from crushing heaviness to classic metal power.
Mahanvhantara was a black metal band from Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil, formed in 2007 with lyrical themes rooted in Thelema, Ophiolatry, and Gnostic Luciferianism. The band released the demo O Decantar dos Dragões Decaídos in July 2007, recorded at Cathal Dallan Home Studio in Aracaju, and later returned with the album Dissolutionem - Finis Coronat Opus in September 2018, released through Black Hearts Records.
Mahapralaya is a black metal band from Turku, Finland, formed in 2017. They channel apocalyptic black metal darkness from southwestern Finland.
Mahara is a stoner and doom metal band from Sabadell, Spain, formed in 2019. They channel heavy, riff-driven doom and stoner metal through a haze of distortion and slow-burning grooves.
Dayton's Maharaja wield stoner and sludge metal like a slow-motion avalanche — massive, repetitive, and hypnotic in the best possible way. Since 2014 they've been one of Ohio's most reliably heavy contributors to the low-end underground.
Mahatma is a stoner, doom metal, and rock band from Bologna, Italy, active since 2001. With over two decades of activity, they deliver heavy stoner doom from the Emilian capital.
Before Dawn is a progressive death metal act from Budapest, active since 2007. The band channels technically ambitious, multi-layered compositions that push beyond the boundaries of conventional death metal.
A heavy metal act from the coastal city of Gdynia, Maholix has been delivering traditional metal since 2017. The band channels the Baltic maritime atmosphere into classic-style compositions.
Mahoney is an atmospheric sludge metal and metalcore band from Nakkila, Finland, formed in 2016. They blend atmospheric sludge's expansive textures with metalcore's aggressive dynamics.
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