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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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Mythoria is a melodic death metal and metalcore band from Glostrup, Denmark, formed in 2023. They combine melodic death metal's harmonic depth with metalcore's structural aggression.
Gainesville's Mythos bring a melodic death metal approach rooted in Gainesville's longstanding extreme metal tradition, active since 2020 under the Bandcamp handle mythoslore. Their sound channels the twin guitar interplay and dynamic intensity that defines the melodic death subgenre.
North East, Maryland's Mythosphere traffic in the slow, haze-soaked intersection of doom and stoner metal, built on heavy riffs and a loose, psychedelic weight. Active since 2022, the band leans into the hypnotic repetition and fuzz-heavy tones that define the stoner doom sound.
Mythra is a NWOBHM-inspired heavy metal band from South Shields, England, formed in 2023. They channel the classic spirit of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal from Tyneside.
San Diego black metal project Mythraeum has pursued a cold, uncompromising path through the genre since forming in 2020. Drawing on the raw and atmospheric currents of black metal, the project evokes a ritualistic intensity suited to its Southern California origins.
Mythrall is a heavy and power metal band from Seville, Spain, formed in 2025. They forge triumphant power metal driven by soaring melodies and epic compositions.
Cleveland's Mythrias have built a decade-long presence in melodic death and thrash metal since their 2014 formation, channeling the dual influence of classic thrash and the melodic death wave into a technically grounded, riff-driven attack. The band represents the resilient underground metal community of Northeast Ohio.
Mythrill is a heavy metal act from Budapest, formed in 2025. The band draws from Tolkien mythology and the European heavy metal tradition, delivering epic, fantastical compositions.
Mythrim is a black metal band from Rouen, France, formed in 2019. They channel fierce black metal darkness from the Norman capital.
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