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Malefyr is a speed/thrash metal band from Liège, Belgium, delivering 'raw fast and evil metal.' Their 2026 demo 'Cryptic' features five tracks of high-energy aggression across sixteen minutes, with dark fantasy-themed compositions like 'Mind Flayer,' 'Heretic War,' and 'Enter the Crypt.'
A fresh entry into the Brazilian raw black metal underground, Malefício operates in the harshest and most primitive end of the genre spectrum, embracing lo-fi production as an aesthetic weapon rather than a limitation. The project launched in 2024 and channels a relentless hatred through minimalist, corrosive songwriting.
Malekith is a symphonic power metal band from Finland, formed in 2016. They combine symphonic grandeur with power metal's anthemic energy and melodic force.
A Parisian heavy metal and rock act, Malemort takes its name from a French word meaning 'tragic death' and has been delivering riff-heavy compositions since 2013. The band occupies the intersection of classic heavy metal and hard rock within the capital's diverse music scene.
Malencolie is a gothic metal band from Perugia, Italy, formed in 2019. They craft dark, melancholic gothic metal from the Umbrian hills.
A black metal project from Kharkiv, Malencontre has been crafting dark compositions since 2015. The project channels the Old French word for 'misfortune' into atmospheric black metal from Ukraine's second city.
Malenka is a gothic metal band from Greece, formed in 2020. They craft dark, atmospheric gothic metal.
Malephar is a death metal act from the northern Finnish border town of Tornio, active since 2017. The band delivers aggressive extremity from the Finnish-Swedish frontier on the Arctic Circle.
Males Fecundos was a Brasília grindcore outfit with members drawn from other local extreme metal projects, channeling social fury and disgust with human mediocrity through blunt, fast-as-possible attacks in the tradition of Napalm Death and Agathocles. Their short run produced a debut EP before the band dissolved.
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