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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.
Chesapeake, Virginia's Mahr take their name from Germanic nightmare folklore and their sound from black metal's coldest, most abrasive traditions. A project since 2018, Mahr conjures something palpably nocturnal and hostile out of the Tidewater region.
Mahta are a death metal band from Sankt Veit an der Glan in Carinthia, Austria, operating in the underground extreme metal circuit. The band maintains a Bandcamp presence under the handle mahta.bandcamp.com and plays in the tradition of straightforward, unadorned death metal. Specific album details remain limited due to their underground status, but they contribute to Carinthia's small but persistent extreme metal scene.
Mahtar Úqétima is a black metal and ambient project from Madrid, Spain, formed in 2022. They fuse raw black metal hostility with ambient soundscapes, creating dark, immersive compositions.
Out of the Black Hills since 2025, Maidencage are as raw and new as their surroundings demand — black metal laced with punk's contempt for comfort. A frontier-feeling band in both geography and attitude.
Boston's Maidenhead smash death and thrash metal together with the righteous aggression of New England's storied hardcore and metal lineage. Since 2022 they've been proving that the crossover between those genres still has teeth.
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