Marduk is one of the most notorious and prolific black metal bands in history, forged in Norrköping in 1990 and named after the Babylonian deity. With over a dozen studio albums of unrelenting, war-themed black metal and a reputation as one of the genre's most ferocious live acts, they remain a cornerstone of the Swedish black metal scene.

Mardus is a black metal band from Põlva, Estonia, active since 1998. As a veteran of the Estonian black metal scene, they deliver raw, atmospheric black metal honed over more than two decades.

A black metal project from Aarhus, Denmark's second city, Mare Crisium takes its name from the lunar sea. Active since 2022, the project channels extraterrestrial desolation into atmospheric black metal.

Mare Erythraeum is a band from Tiszaújváros, Hungary, formed in 2013, having evolved from black metal and avant-garde into dark ambient. Named after a Martian surface feature, their creative evolution spans extreme metal to atmospheric soundscapes.

Mareridt is a Danish metal band formed in the winter of 1995, described as 'dead but dreaming since the year 2000.' Their releases 'Mors Angelorum' and 'Med Vold Skal Verden Bygges' feature Danish-language lyrics reflecting their dark, atmospheric vision.

Margaret Read is a depressive black metal project from Norfolk, England, formed in 2020. They channel bleak, emotionally devastating DSBM from rural East Anglia.

Marghöfða Dýrið is a black metal band from Reykjavík, Iceland, formed in 2017. Their Icelandic name adds to the mystique of the thriving Reykjavík black metal underground.

Maria of Copper Mountains is a atmospheric black/folk metal/ambient band from Chelyabinsk, Russia, formed in 2023. They craft expansive, atmospheric black metal compositions with textural depth.

A raw black metal project from Catania at the foot of Mount Etna, Mark of the Beast channels volcanic fury into primitive, lo-fi aggression since 2024. The project draws from the biblical imagery of its name.