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L'Enfant Sauvage (Special Edition) (2012)
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The Necrotic Manifesto (Bonus Tracks Edition) (2023)
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Mortified Grave is a Parisian black metal project formed in 2019, channeling sepulchral atmosphere and tremolo-driven fury. The project draws from the second-wave black metal tradition while adding the cerebral edge characteristic of French black metal.
A melodic death metal act from the small Bohemian town of Sušice, Mortifilia has been crafting harmonized extremity since 2012. The band brings Gothenburg-style metal to the Šumava forest region.
Mortify is a doom/death metal band from Au, Switzerland, formed in 2017. Their sound combines the crushing weight of doom metal with death metal's guttural intensity, channeling the genre's classic slow-burn heaviness through a Swiss lens.
Punishing Brutal Death Metal from Comanche.
Mortifyzer is a metal band from Santiago, Chile, formed in 2019 and working across thrash, death, and groove metal. They released their debut EP Nuclear Dust in January 2019, their first recorded statement as a band.
Mortiis is a darkwave/dungeon synth, electronic/industrial rock band from Notodden, Norway, formed in 1996. They forge a mechanized sound blending industrial textures with metal aggression.
Edmonton, Alberta's Mortillery formed in 2008 as a female-fronted thrash metal band drawing on the aggressive, punk-tinged end of the genre. The band released their debut full-length Murder Death Kill (2011) independently, followed by Origin of Extinction (2013) and Shapeshifter (2016), each refining their high-energy approach to classic thrash songwriting.
Mortinatvm is a black metal band from Puerto Montt in southern Chile, formed around 2009. The band released three demos between 2010 and 2012 — Promo (2010), Lucifere ad Ignis Eternitas (2011), and a self-titled demo (2012) — establishing a raw black metal foundation.
Mortinatvm is a black metal band from Puerto Montt in southern Chile, formed around 2009. The band released three demos between 2010 and 2012 — Promo (2010), Lucifere ad Ignis Eternitas (2011), and a self-titled demo (2012) — establishing a raw black metal foundation.
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