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Martyrion is a melodic death metal band from Cologne, Germany, founded in 2006, whose music is set in a dystopian 2153 scenario of civilizational collapse. Their releases "Our Dystopia" and "Gaia Uprising" blend catchy melodies, powerful solos, and atmospheric storytelling into a conceptually ambitious take on melodic death metal.
Martyrium is an atmospheric black metal project from Bremen, Germany, active since 2001. Their over two decades of output mark them as one of the longest-running atmospheric black metal acts in northern Germany, channeling ethereal darkness and contemplative intensity.
Martyrizer played short, abrasive grindcore in the tradition of the Belo Horizonte extreme underground, releasing the six-track "Sick Music To An Extreme World" in April 2014. They also appeared on the compilation "Crushed Vol. II" and performed live that same year at the Metal Punk Overkill III festival before eventually disbanding.
A black metal project from Gävle, Martyrum has been crafting dark compositions since 2023. The project channels martyrdom themes into atmospheric, ritualistic black metal.
Maruntuka is a black/sludge metal act from Warsaw, formed in 2022. The band merges the cold atmosphere of black metal with the crushing weight of sludge from the Polish capital.
Maruta formed in Miami, Florida in 2005, blurring the boundaries between grindcore and technical death metal through a relentlessly dense compositional approach. The band released In Narcosis (2008) and Forward Into Regression (2011) on Willowtip Records to strong critical reception, with the latter scoring a nine out of ten from Decibel magazine, before a brief dissolution and reformation led to their third album Remain Dystopian (2015) on Relapse Records. Their precision within extreme speed and their refusal to simplify the technical elements of their writing set them apart within the Florida grindcore underground.
Marutaud was a metal band from Tallinn, Estonia, now defunct. The group cycled through multiple vocalists and bassists across their tenure, leaving behind a self-titled album and a demo before disbanding with the epitaph 'Once from Estonia. No more, no longer.'
Marvinz Troma is a blackened death metal project from Rennes, emerging in 2023 with a name that nods to the B-movie horror studio Troma Entertainment. The project channels that same low-budget, gore-soaked aesthetic into extreme metal.
A groove metal and metalcore act from Budapest, Bloodiest has been delivering rhythmically driven aggression since 2011. The band pairs heavy grooves with metalcore breakdowns.
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