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Irrational Pull (2020)
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The Powerless Rise (2010)
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Mörkö is a black and doom metal band from Lahti, Finland, active since 2000. Named after the fearsome creature from Finnish Moomins mythology, they have delivered over two decades of dark, crushing metal.
Mörmo is a stoner/doom metal trio from La Plata, Argentina, formed in 2018, consisting of Gonzalo Soria on guitar, vocals, and synthesizers, Nicolas Reggiardo on bass and synthesizers, and Rodrigo Carlos on drums. The band released their debut demo Siluetas in August 2018, and followed it with the full-length Nueva razón in February 2023, recorded at Estudios Mirifico in La Plata and mastered by Gonzalo Villagra at Estudios Audion.
Mörser is a grindcore, powerviolence, death metal, and hardcore act from Bremen, one of Germany's most respected extreme music institutions since 1997. The band delivers punishing, genre-blurring extremity with nearly three decades of relentless activity.
Mörti Viventi is a thrash metal act from Stamford in Lincolnshire, delivering aggressive, horror-themed compositions since 2014. The mock-Italian name, riffing on living dead themes, matches their energetic, tongue-in-cheek approach to thrash.
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Mötim is a speed metal trio from Rio Grande do Norte comprising vocalist and guitarist Alexandre Almada, drummer Glenio, and bassist Gustavo. The band delivers fast, stripped-down heavy metal with an aggressive underground ethos, documented across a run of self-released recordings on Bandcamp including "Heavy Metal and Rotten Hearts" and "Genocida".
Møch is a sludge, southern metal, and punk band from Paris, France, active since 2013. They fuse crushing sludge with southern metal groove and punk energy.
Møl is a post-black metal and shoegaze band from Aarhus, Denmark, formed in 2015, described as a crushing void. Their albums Jord, Diorama, and Dreamcrush blend wall-of-sound post-black metal with shimmering shoegaze textures, establishing them as a leading force in the genre.
A stoner-sludge band from Liège, Belgium, self-described as a 'stoner/sludge band from Liege' delivering heart-jolting doom riffs and dark melodic urgency. Their two EPs — 'EP #1' and 'Hate from the Bong (EP #2)' — establish a compact and dense sound within the Wallonian heavy underground.
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