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Actin' Up (2023)
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The Mountain Of Gold (2018)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Baltimore, Maryland's Musket Hawk mash grindcore's explosive brevity against the tar-thick riffs of sludge metal, producing something uglier and more chaotic than either genre alone would permit. Since 2013, they've been a fixture in Baltimore's exceptionally fertile heavy music underground.
Muspellsheim is a black metal project from Horten in Vestfold, formed in 2021 and named after the Norse realm of fire. The project channels apocalyptic, ragnarök-inspired themes into aggressive black metal.
Must Kill is a thrash/death metal act from Milton Keynes, delivering aggressive extremity since 2020. The band channels the new town's unexpected underground energy into ripping, high-velocity compositions.
Tampa, Florida's Must Not Kill draw from thrash metal's aggression, metalcore's melodic bite, and groove metal's hip-swinging heaviness to construct a modern extreme sound with broad appeal. Formed in 2015, they represent the Tampa Bay area's continued tradition of productive metal hybridization.
Musta Kalpa is a black metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2015. Their Finnish name meaning "Black Kalpa" reflects their cosmic approach to dark, atmospheric black metal.
Musta Kirkko is a black and death metal band from Tampere, Finland, formed in 2023. Their name meaning "Black Church" sets the tone for their blasphemous black-death assault.
Musta Kosmos is a doom and black metal band from Finland, formed in 2021. Their name meaning "Black Cosmos" captures their vast, nihilistic blend of doom and black metal.
Musta Messias is a black metal band from Turku, Finland, formed in 2017. Their Finnish name meaning "Black Messiah" reflects their blasphemous, darkly spiritual approach to black metal.
Musta Myytti is a black metal band from Pirkkala, Finland, formed in 2011. Their name meaning "Black Myth" captures their approach to mythologically inspired Finnish black metal.
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