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Mass Murder Squad is a black and death metal band from Greece, formed in 2020. They channel violent extremity through the convergence of black and death metal.
Mass of Souls combine black metal bleakness with gothic doom atmosphere, drawing clear influence from Candlemass — their self-titled demo even included a cover of the Swedish legends' "Solitude." The project surfaced in 2019 with the single Tales of a Rebel Soul, establishing a sound that sits at the darker, more sepulchral end of the doom spectrum.
Mass of the Heretic is a black/death metal band from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2016. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
Mass Ritual Murder are a death/black metal band from Austria, formed in 2021 as an independent underground act. The band is registered in the Encyclopaedia Metallum and operates without label affiliation, channelling the raw tradition of extreme metal into their self-produced output. They represent the newer wave of Austrian extreme metal acts building a presence through digital platforms.
Mass Shadow Generator is an industrial/gothic metal project from Frankfurt, Germany, led by Joshua "Jen'ari" Biscan, blending experimental, blackened, and industrial elements into conceptually dense compositions. Their prolific output from 2021's "My Heart" through 2024's "SOREX" explores psychological and emotional themes through bilingual German and English songwriting.
Mass Strangulation is a death metal band from Campobasso, Italy, originally formed in 2007, disbanded, then reunited in 2022 with a refreshed lineup around surviving members Roberto and Francesco. Their 2025 debut EP 'The Red Tip Massacre' delivers three tracks of heavy death metal across fifteen minutes.
Mass Suicide is a grindcore act from Wrocław, formed in 2023. The band delivers rapid-fire blasts of extreme noise from Lower Silesia's capital.
Mass Turbation is a thrash metal and crossover band from Schweinfurt, Germany, active since 2016. Their sound evolved from pure thrash metal roots into crossover territory, blending thrash's speed with punk's raw energy from the Franconian underground.
Mass Turbo is a thrash/hardcore band from Modica, Sicily, Italy, blending 1980s hardcore and American crossover influences. Their 2017 debut EP 'The Wrestler' delivers a 'five-songs blast full of rage, irony and shitty attitude,' followed by a self-titled EP after a seven-year hiatus.
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