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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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A heavy/power metal act from the Saarland region, Maloik has been delivering melodic metal since 2025. The band's name references the Italian evil eye gesture, channeling superstitious imagery into European power metal.
Malokarpatan is one of Slovakia's most internationally acclaimed black metal bands, formed in Bratislava in 2014. The band blends raw black metal with traditional heavy metal melodies and deeply local Carpathian folklore, creating a distinctive sound that has earned them releases on Invictus Productions and widespread critical recognition.
Malombra is a heavy and gothic metal band from Genoa, Italy, active since 1993, incorporating symphonic progressive elements. With over three decades of activity, they blend gothic atmospheres with heavy metal and progressive rock.
Malorshiga is a black/death metal band from Slovene Istria, Slovenia, formed in 2019. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
Beneath the Void is a technical death metal act from Budapest, formed in 2021. The band delivers precision-driven extremity with complex arrangements and virtuosic instrumentation from the Hungarian capital.
Malota is a band from Venice, Italy, formed in 2015, having evolved from stoner and alternative rock into post-metal. Their creative evolution reflects a deepening embrace of atmospheric heaviness.
Scranton's Malpais take their name from the volcanic badlands of the American Southwest and apply that desolate, inhospitable spirit to progressive metal songwriting. A 2022 project, they're one of Northeastern Pennsylvania's most intriguing emerging heavy acts.
Malpest is a black metal band from France, active since 2007. They channel atmospheric black metal darkness from the French underground.
Malphas is a black metal project from Lausanne, Switzerland, formed in 2015 that draws its name from the demon president of Hell described in the Lesser Key of Solomon. Their sound traffics in the cold, tremolo-driven ferocity of traditional black metal with a distinctly Swiss underground sensibility.
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