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Irrational Pull (2020)
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Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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Featured Metalcore Album
The Powerless Rise (2010)
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Richmond, Virginia's Mörder are a black metal act rooted in the city's historically active underground scene, active since 2018. Operating under a German-language name meaning murderer, the band channels aggression and darkness through black metal's archetypal sonic vocabulary.
Mörghuul is a blackened thrash/speed metal band from Brno, Czech Republic, formed in 2022. Their releases "Possessed by Demo" and "Domination of the Beast" deliver the raw, aggressive fusion of black metal ferocity and thrash/speed metal velocity.
Mörk Gryning is a pioneering Stockholm black metal act formed in 1995, one of the earliest Swedish bands to push black metal into symphonic and progressive territory. The band's influential early albums helped define the Swedish take on atmospheric black metal.
Mörkdöd is a Moscow-based black metal project formed in 2024, with a Swedish name meaning 'dark death.' The project delivers cold, Scandinavian-influenced black metal from the Russian capital.
A black metal project operating between Norrbotten and Värmland, Mörker has been crafting dark compositions since 2014. The project's name, meaning 'darkness,' channels the vast, uninhabited Swedish wilderness into atmospheric black metal.
Mörkhimmel is a crust/thrash metal band from Prague, Czech Republic, active since 2012 with releases including "Zloskřivec," "Ostří černé kosy zní," and a split with The Tower. Their Czech-language approach to crust-infused thrash metal reflects the darker, more aggressive wing of Prague's underground.
Minorfase is a stoner metal and rock act from the central Greek cities of Larissa and Volos, active since 2016. The band delivers fuzz-heavy, groove-laden compositions from the Thessalian plain.
A black/death/thrash metal act from the northern Croatian town of Čakovec, Bezdan has been delivering multi-faceted extremity since 2014. The band draws from multiple extreme metal traditions to create a ferocious hybrid.
A power metal act from the northeastern Greek city of Xanthi in Thrace, Brennus channels the spirit of the legendary Gallic warlord into epic, melodic compositions since 2017. The band draws from the European power metal tradition from Greece's eastern frontier.
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