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Undercover Scumbag (2018)
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A Stare Bound in Stone (2018)
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Of Stone, Wind, & Pillor (Remastered) (2021)
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Corona, California's Mourning Star specialize in epic doom metal of the grand, theatrical variety — slow-burning compositions built on massive riffs, dramatic pacing, and a sense of ancient, mythic weight.
Warren, Michigan's Mourning Sun have been delivering power metal with soaring ambition since 2015, channeling the genre's twin hallmarks of sky-high vocals and driving, melodic guitar work from the heart of the Great Lakes state.
Operating out of the Omaha, Nebraska area, Mourning Veil combine the ferocity of death metal with black metal's corrosive atmosphere, forging a death/black hybrid that is both technically driven and darkly expressive.
Lansing, Michigan's Mourning Wolf have been merging melodic death metal's harmonic sensibility with black metal's bleak, tremolo-driven intensity since 2013, crafting a hybrid sound rooted in the northern Midwest underground.
Mourning Wood is a heavy metal act from the Kainuu region of eastern Finland, active since 2016. The band channels the double-entendre humor of their name into classic metal from one of Finland's most remote and forested regions.
Mourningside is a Swiss symphonic death metal project originally conceived in 2000 by Roman Kovalik and R.B. Broggi, finally released in 2020 after two decades. The project blends classical orchestral arrangements and choir vocals with progressive technical death metal, featuring a full ensemble of musicians pushing their compositional boundaries.
Mournless is a depressive black metal band from Norway, formed in 2020. They channel bleak, emotionally devastating black metal from the depths of despair.
Mournolith Abyss is a symphonic black metal band from Ponta Delgada, Portugal, formed in 2023. They layer orchestral grandeur over fierce black metal foundations.
Mournoth is a black metal band from Brighton, England, formed in 2018. They channel dark black metal from the Sussex coast.
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