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Malverne is a raw and depressive black metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 2023. They channel bleak, lo-fi depressive black metal from the West Midlands.
Malvm is a black metal band from Budapest, Hungary, formed in 2016. They channel dark black metal from the Hungarian capital.
Malvoisie is a noise black metal project from Switzerland, born in early 2007, whose songs are described as improvised under the influence of occult entities and serve as raw expressions of mental disease and phobic trauma. With a prolific catalog spanning releases like 'Black Ritual,' 'Weltschmerz,' and 'Necro Molestor,' the project operates at the chaotic intersection of black metal, noise, and ambient experimentation.
Malygnia is a doom/gothic metal band from Lima, Peru whose music explores themes of occultism, death, and inner darkness. The band released a debut single in 2024 followed by the EP "Dark Sun Ritual," a three-track release featuring Spanish and English language songs that establish their brooding gothic doom sound.
Malygris is a black metal band from Messina, Italy, formed in 2016. Named after the sorcerer from Clark Ashton Smith's fiction, they deliver dark black metal from the Strait of Messina.
A black metal project from the Mediterranean resort city of Antalya, Malzaham has been crafting dark compositions since 2020. The project channels the unexpected darkness behind the Turkish Riviera's sunny facade.
Malämmar is an atmospheric sludge, doom, and post-metal trio from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2016. Their releases including the Vendetta LP and performances at dunk!festival deliver crushing atmospheric heaviness that defies easy categorization.
Maléfice is an epic and atmospheric black metal band from Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, formed in 2016. They craft grand, expansive black metal compositions steeped in dark mysticism and atmospheric depth.
Maløk is a black, death metal, and deathcore band from Győr, Hungary, formed in 2022. They fuse extreme metal styles from western Hungary.
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