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Undercover Scumbag (2018)
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A Stare Bound in Stone (2018)
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Of Stone, Wind, & Pillor (Remastered) (2021)
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Marazm is a sludge/groove metal act from Olsztyn in Warmia-Masuria, active since 2019. The band channels the stagnation suggested by their name into crushing, slow-moving heaviness.
A black metal project from Padua, Marbas has been crafting dark compositions named after the Goetic demon since 2021. The project channels demonological themes into atmospheric black metal from the Veneto.
Marbas Valfoerd is a Buenos Aires black metal project that released its debut full-length Primus Omen Op.1 on February 22, 2021. The project also collaborates with fellow Argentine musician Blatt Siro under the name Argiaren, which issued the instrumental release Fragmento 1 in April 2022.
Marble Carrion is a death metal band from the Novosibirsk area of Russia, active since at least 2009. Their 2022 album 'ULTRARMERCY' is described as 'a dystopia based on reality,' exploring war, dictatorship, and political manipulation through brutal death metal with thrash and black metal elements across five releases spanning over a decade.
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Named after a viral hemorrhagic fever, Los Angeles' Marburg bring clinical precision to their hybrid of technical death metal and grindcore. Formed in 2016, the band strips both genres down to their most potent elements — speed, density, and surgical brutality.
Marc Hudson is a power metal artist from Oxford, England, active since 2023. He delivers soaring power metal driven by melodic hooks and anthemic performances.
Marcation is a blackened thrash metal band from Erfurt, Germany, whose 2023 debut EP "Madness" and single "Abdul Alhazred" draw from cosmic horror literature to fuel their uncompromising extreme metal assault. The Thuringia-based act blends thrash's velocity with blackened intensity and death metal weight.
Blackened Aura is a Hungarian black metal project formed in 2025, representing the newest wave of the country's black metal underground. The project channels raw atmosphere and tremolo-driven aggression.
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