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Irrational Pull (2020)
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Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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The Powerless Rise (2010)
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Myth is a thrash and southern metal band from Dublin, Ireland, formed in 2019. They blend thrash metal with southern groove from the Irish capital.
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Myth Drannor is an atmospheric and epic black metal band from Taunton, England, formed in 2022. Named after the legendary elven city, they deliver grand, atmospheric black metal.
A melodic death metal act from Sheffield, Myth of a Life has been blending Scandinavian-style harmonies with British metal grit since 2014. The band channels the Steel City's industrial legacy into emotionally charged melodic death metal.
Mythago is a death metal act from Hamilton in Scotland, active since 2020. Named after Robert Holdstock's mythago wood concept, the band merges literary fantasy themes with aggressive death metal.
A New England epic folk metal band active since 2013, Mythbegotten layer acoustic instrumentation, folk melodies, and regional mythological storytelling over heavy metal foundations — a sound that suits their northeastern wilderness setting as much as it does their name.
Petaluma, California's Mythborn formed in 2016 and blend progressive and groove metal with a focus on rhythmic complexity and dynamic range — technically ambitious without losing the punchy, physicality that groove metal demands, drawing from the Bay Area's broad-minded metal heritage.
Formed in Vienna and performing symphonic power metal rooted in epic fantasy themes, Mythguard released their self-titled debut album in 2025 featuring vocalist David Fellner and keyboardist Martin Ferschl at the center of a six-piece lineup. Tracks like Throne of Ice and Through Ice and Flame exemplify the band's cinematic, choir-driven approach to the genre.
Pittsburgh death/doom outfit Mythic deal in the slow, suffocating end of the spectrum, dragging crushing riffs through a fog of morbid atmosphere. Formed in 2015, the band pairs the deliberate heaviness of doom with death metal's guttural aggression.
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