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Maledictio is a melodic black metal band from Sweden, formed in 1993. They craft atmospheric melodic black metal with sweeping melodies and emotional depth.
Malediction are a death metal band from Upper Austria operating in the raw, underground tradition of the genre. The band is registered in the Encyclopaedia Metallum alongside numerous international acts of the same name, and they have maintained a presence in the Austrian extreme metal underground. Their releases reflect a commitment to stripped-down, no-frills death metal.
A long-running death-black metal force from the São Paulo underground, Malediction 666 draws heavily from the Greek black metal tradition — the 2019 album "We, Demons" even features guest appearances from Necroabyssious of Varathron and Sakis Tolis of Rotting Christ. The project is largely driven by a single individual, resulting in a focused and consistent sound shaped by decades of devotion to the dark arts.
Maledictory is a metal band from Bursa, Turkey, formed in 2017. After releasing four singles including 'Neverending Vicious Cycle' and 'The Crimson Doomsday,' they compiled the EP 'Devastation Draws Close' as a limited edition release, having performed at multiple Turkish metal festivals.
Maledictum is a brutal death metal and goregrind act from Bavaria, Germany, whose 2025 release "Purify In Flames" delivers three tracks of visceral, punishing extremity. Their approach combines technical brutality with the raw, grinding energy characteristic of death-grind's most aggressive practitioners.
Maledicō is a raw black metal duo from Etruria, Italy, consisting of Vexillarius on drums and GP5 Asphyxia on guitar and vocals. Their 2025 demo was recorded in Vexillarius's remote hut without mixing or polishing, embodying the bestial and war metal tradition of deliberately primitive sonic violence.
Atlanta's Malefic blend black and death metal with the swampy intensity that defines Southern extreme music, conjuring something both feral and atmospheric. Since 2018 they've been a dark presence in Georgia's heavy underground.
Begotten Silence is a melodic death metal act from Budapest, active since 2013. The band delivers Scandinavian-influenced melodeath with a distinctly Hungarian identity.
St. Cloud, Minnesota's Malefic Witch split the difference between power metal's melodic ambition and thrash's unrelenting drive — a pairing that produces something both anthemic and ferocious. They've been pushing that hybrid forward since 2018 in Minnesota's resilient metal community.
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