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Mouflon is a doom/death metal band from Arnhem, the Netherlands, formed in 2018. They craft crushing doom-death compositions steeped in oppressive heaviness.
Moujahidine is a raw black metal project from the Netherlands, active since 2017. The project delivers primitive, lo-fi black metal with an intentionally provocative name.
Mould is a sludge/doom metal band from Terneuzen, the Netherlands, formed in 2020. They channel crushing sludge-doom through abrasive riffs and oppressive weight.
A death/sludge metal act from Emmen in Drenthe, Mouldwarp emerged in 2026 with a name referencing the archaic English word for mole. The band pairs death metal aggression with sludge's crushing weight.
Mount Atlas is a stoner metal act from Oldenburg in Lower Saxony, active since 2017. The band delivers mountain-sized riffs from the flat north German plain.
Loveland, Colorado's Mount Cairn channel the raw, unpolished fury of the Rocky Mountain landscape into punishing raw black metal, eschewing production polish in favor of harsh, primitive recordings that feel genuinely inhospitable. Active since 2013, they represent the underground's most uncompromising strain in a state with a strong tradition of extreme metal.
Mount Depression is a depressive black metal project formed in July 2014 in Posadas, Misiones, Argentina, known for an expansive and experimental discography built across shifting lineups. Their albums include Suffering in Peace (2015), The Dream of the Flesh (2018), and A Lot of Corpses (2021), with early releases distributed internationally by Winterwolf Records in Germany and Depressive Illusions in Ukraine.
A stoner metal act from Leipzig with diverse influences, Mount Fuji has been crafting heavy, groove-laden compositions since 2011. The band channels the volcanic grandeur of their Japanese namesake into thick, rumbling metal.
Mount Slatra is a thrash metal act from the West Midlands, formed in 2025 with a sound rooted in the aggressive traditions of the genre. The band brings high-velocity thrash to the cradle of heavy metal.
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