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Maleficarvm is a Hungarian black metal project active since 2016, drawing its name from the infamous medieval witch-hunting manual. The project channels inquisitorial darkness into aggressive, orthodox black metal.
Maleficent is a black/symphonic metal band from Oslo, Norway, active in the underground. They layer orchestral grandeur over heavy metal foundations.
Maleficia is a black metal band from Raahe, Finland, active since 2012. They channel dark Finnish black metal from the Ostrobothnia coast.
Maleficio is a symphonic black metal band from Ciudad Real, Spain, formed in 2024. They weave orchestral grandeur into black metal's darkness, creating dramatic, cinematic compositions.
Maleficio was a heavy/thrash metal band from San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, Argentina, with a self-titled demo tape among their documented releases and a confirmed album entry "Go to Hell" listed on the Metal Archives. The band centred their lyrical themes on social denouncement and has since split up.
Maleficium is a melodic black metal and progressive metal project from Schwerin, Germany, active since 2018. Their sound combines the harmonic sophistication of melodic black metal with progressive rock's structural ambition, creating a multi-layered approach to extreme music.
Ferocious Melodic Death / Thrash Metal from Dallas/Fort Worth/Arlington.
Maleficus Angelus is a black metal band from Ljubljana, Slovenia, originally born in 2003 and reborn in 2013. Their 2013 album 'Fall of Man' features six tracks of atmospheric black metal with complex, narrative-driven songwriting exploring spiritual rebellion and apocalyptic themes.
Malefistum is a melodic death/power metal band from Bochum, Germany, formed in 2018. Their sound merges the melodic aggression of Scandinavian-influenced death metal with the anthemic grandeur of power metal, emerging from the Ruhrgebiet's dense metal underground.
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