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Martensmith is a thrash metal act from Ankara, one of Turkey's veteran thrash bands since 2006. The band has delivered nearly two decades of aggressive, riff-driven thrash from the Anatolian capital.
Marterpæl is a three-piece black metal band from Aarhus, Denmark, formed in 2022. Their releases including Hævnens Lys and a 2023 promo deliver raw, authentic Danish black metal.
Marterzid is a death 'n' roll/crust punk band from Berlin, Germany, whose 2025 rehearsal-room demo introduces a four-piece delivering German-language vocals over a raw hybrid of death metal weight, hardcore intensity, and punk urgency. Their sound blends provocative, dystopian themes with aggressive crossover instrumentation.
Marthe is a heavy and doom metal band from Bologna, Italy, formed in 2019. They channel crushing heavy doom from the Emilian capital.
Marthiria were a thrash metal band from São Luís, Maranhão, active from 2006 until their split in 2010, with a lineup anchored by vocalist/guitarist Andre Nadler and guitarist Rodrigo Lages. They released the EP Sobrevivendo ao Caos (2008), a direct, riff-driven effort in the tradition of Brazilian thrash that earned them a foothold in the local underground before the band disbanded.
Marthirio is a two-piece thrash/crossover band from Santa Fe, Argentina, formed in April 2018 by Matias Echauri (guitars, bass, and vocals) and drummer Lucas Engler. Their debut album Mosh Till Death, recorded at Superyeah Studios and mixed by Anibal Rodriguez at Blazing Hatred Records, was released on August 25, 2021, and includes a cover of Sepultura's "Troops of Doom."
Marthyrium is a bestial black metal band from Ferrol, Spain, formed in 2007, practicing profound death worship in conspiracy with darkness. Their five-release discography from 2007 through 2023's Through The Spheres of Darkness fuses bestial black metal with abyssal death metal influences.
Martial Allart is a progressive metal project from Reims, France, formed in 2024. The project explores progressive metal's technical and compositional possibilities.
A black metal act from Yaroslavl on the Volga, Martial Art channels military discipline into aggressive black metal since 2018. The band draws from the ancient Golden Ring city's historical martial traditions.
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