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San Francisco's Martikor arrived in 2023 at the intersection of atmospheric sludge and post-black metal, a combination that suits the Bay Area's tradition of genre-bending heaviness. Dense, fog-laden, and built for patience.
Martin and the Vampires is a brutal death metal and grindcore act from Sundbyberg in the Stockholm metropolitan area, active since 2018. The band channels B-movie horror themes into visceral, blast-driven extremity.
Martin Williams is an atmospheric black metal artist from Plymouth, England, active since 2022. He crafts expansive atmospheric black metal compositions.
Martirio is a metalcore band from Santiago, Chile, playing what they describe as evil metalcore with lyrical themes centered on anti-religion and social critique. They released their debut EP Siniestro Presagio I in 2023 through Death Farm Records, followed by Architecti mortis in 2024 and the full-length Los Siete Sellos in 2025 via The Coming Strife Records and Negativ2000.
Martirio was a thrash metal band from Federación, Entre Ríos, Argentina, whose documented lineup included vocalist Gustavo Ferreyra, guitarists Daron Sánchez and Adrián Padin, bassist Nicolás Iglesias, and drummer Juan Pablo Casco. The band released the demo "Decadencia" in 2009 before eventually splitting up. They are catalogued on Metal Archives under the Argentine thrash metal scene.
Martre is an experimental black metal band from Frederikssund, Denmark, formed in 2018. They push black metal into unconventional territory through experimental approaches to the genre's foundational darkness.
Denver's Martriden draw from both death and black metal to create something tempestuous and technically ambitious, the high-altitude Mile High City providing an appropriate backdrop for their cold, expansive sound. Active since 2015, they've built a reputation in the Mountain West underground.
Marttyrium blend progressive thrash riffing with metalcore structures and death metal heaviness, setting themselves apart within the extreme metal underground of Amapá. The band released "Live Blessed" in 2006 and the album "Depois da Morte" in 2008, with Christian-themed lyrics exploring hope and faith, and appeared on the compilation "Diminishing Diabolical Strongholds" with the track "Bloodpath."
Marturion deliver brutal death metal with explicit Christian lyrical themes, an unusual pairing that places them alongside a small but dedicated scene of faith-driven extreme metal acts. Their self-titled debut EP features seven tracks including "Face A Face," "Drogas," and "Misericordia Eternal Soberana," released independently on CD-R.
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