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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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Bolesno Grinje is a death metal and grindcore act from the Istrian city of Pula, active since 2002. One of the longer-running extreme acts in Croatia's underground, the band delivers visceral grindcore from the Adriatic peninsula.
Morsus is a death metal act from the Västmanland town of Surahammar, formed in 2025. The band delivers biting, aggressive death metal from central Sweden.
Mort Froide is a black metal project from the remote Siberian city of Tomsk, formed in 2023. The French name, meaning 'cold death,' channels the extreme Siberian climate into freezing, atmospheric black metal.
Mort Phantasm is a death metal band from Bielefeld, Germany, formed in 2020. They channel phantasmagoric horror themes through brutal death metal compositions.
Mort-Fine is a heavy metal act from Bègles near Bordeaux, active since 2021. The French name, suggesting 'fine death,' channels refined fatality into classic-style metal.
San Antonio crossover thrash band Morta, formed in 2021, channel the pit-ready aggression of hardcore punk into a thrash metal framework that keeps the energy volatile and the tempos punishing. They're part of a healthy wave of Texas acts reclaiming the crossover sound with serious conviction.
Morta Sentinel is a death/doom metal band from Bergen, Norway, formed in 2021. They craft crushing doom-death compositions steeped in oppressive heaviness.
Milwaukee death metal stalwarts Morta Skuld are one of the Midwest's most respected underground acts, with a history stretching back decades and a renewed commitment to the craft since 2023. Their sound is rooted in the classic American death metal tradition — dense, grinding, and purposeful.
Mortado is a thrash metal act from Milan, active since 2019. The band delivers aggressive, razor-sharp thrash from Lombardy's sprawling capital.
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