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Mass Crysis is a thrash metal band from Perugia, Italy, formed in 2011 and active across European stages. After their 2013 debut EP 'Die Totale' and an Eastern European tour supporting Neurasthenia, they released the full-length 'Imposing Truck' (2023) via Goatmancer Records, followed by a headlining Eastern European tour.
Mass Culture is a sludge and post-metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2012. They blend crushing sludge with post-metal's atmospheric dynamics from the Greek capital.
A progressive death metal and deathcore act from Budapest, Boris the Savage formed in 2024 with a technically ambitious approach to modern extremity. The band pushes beyond conventional boundaries with complex arrangements and ferocious delivery.
Mass Disorder is a thrash metal act from Almada near Lisbon, active since 2014. The band delivers aggressive, chaotic thrash from the south bank of the Tagus.
A thrash metal act from the southern Italian city of Taranto, Mass Execution has been delivering aggressive compositions since 2020. The band channels the industrial port city's rough energy into punishing thrash.
A thrash/speed metal act from Dublin, Mass Extinction has been delivering aggressive, high-velocity metal since 2020. The band channels apocalyptic themes into ripping thrash compositions.
A death metal and grindcore band from Kyustendil, Bulgaria, operating in the extreme underground of the country's metal scene. Documented in the Encyclopaedia Metallum, they represent one of the few grindcore-oriented acts to emerge from the southwestern Bulgarian metal community.
Mass Hypnosis is a band from Zagreb, Croatia, formed in 2014, having evolved from metalcore and melodic death metal into industrial, groove, and nu-metal. Their stylistic evolution reflects an adventurous creative journey across heavy music styles.
Mass Hysteria is a thrash metal act from Holmestrand in Vestfold, active since 2020. The band delivers aggressive, crowd-inciting thrash from the Oslofjord region.
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