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A black metal act from Norrköping with roots dating to 1997, Mordgrim is one of Östergötland's veteran black metal projects. The band delivers cold, aggressive compositions with the authority of nearly three decades.
A black metal project rooted in the Saxon town of Rosswein, Mordgrund channels the forested, austere landscapes of eastern Germany into bleak, atmospheric compositions. The project has operated in the underground since 2010 with a lo-fi, naturalistic aesthetic.
Mordhate is a black/death metal band from Kyiv, Ukraine, formed in 2020. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
Scarborough, Maine's Mordhau takes its name from the medieval half-swording technique and brings a similarly brutal directness to black metal since forming in 2020. The band channels the cold, isolated atmosphere of New England's winters into music that feels stark and unsparing.
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A black metal project from Poznań, Mordhell has been crafting dark compositions since 2003. One of Greater Poland's veteran black metal projects, the band channels over two decades of misanthropic fury.
Mordhida is a thrash metal act from Alcorcón in the Madrid metropolitan area, ripping through aggressive, tempo-shifting compositions since 2019. The band represents the sustained thrash metal energy running through greater Madrid's underground.
Mordiggan is a heavy metal and hard rock act from the small town of Charlieu in the Loire department, active since 2019. The band delivers classic-style metal and hard rock from rural France, proving that the genre thrives far beyond major cities.
A melodic death metal band from Belgium formed around guitarist Tim Bekaert, who launched the project after the dissolution of previous bands and assembled a lineup that recorded the debut album 'Dress Code: Blood' (2021) via Wormholedeath Records with drummer Adrian Erlandsson (At the Gates, The Haunted) and mixing by Dan Swanö. Their sophomore record 'Feeding the Machine' (2024), recorded at Galaxy Studios and released on Massacre Records, sharpened their blend of Scandinavian melodic precision with US death metal groove, and a third album is expected in late 2026.
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