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FR · 2025–present · active
Masque Mortuaire is a black metal band from France, formed in 2025. Their French name meaning "Death Mask" sets the tone for their dark, ritualistic black metal.
GR · 2020–present · active
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.
Moscow, RU · 2016–present · active
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.
AT · 2024–present · active
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.
Bergen, NO · 2011–present · active
A black metal act from Bergen, Massemord has been delivering ferocious compositions since 2011. The Norwegian word for 'mass murder' signals the band's commitment to uncompromising black metal aggression.
Berlin, BY · 2021–present · active
Massen is a symphonic and melodic black metal band originally from Minsk, Belarus, now based in Berlin, blending shredding guitars and blast beats with haunting clean vocals and orchestral string arrangements. Signed to Apostasy Records, they have released three albums including 'Contraesthetic' (2021), 'Chaos Leading To Harmony' (2022), and 'Gentle Brutality' (2023), each exploring the tension between beauty and extremity.
Minsk, BY · 2008–present · active
Massenhinrichtung is a pagan black metal band from Minsk, Belarus, founded in late 2004, whose name translates to 'mass execution' in German. With six releases spanning 2008 to 2019 on labels like East Side Records and Der Schwarze Tod, they fuse raw black metal ferocity with pagan folk elements rooted in Belarusian cultural identity.
CH · 2021–present · active
Massenmord is a black metal project from Switzerland, formed in 2021, whose name translates to 'mass murder' in German. Operating out of the Swiss black metal underground, the project delivers raw, uncompromising black metal steeped in misanthropic atmosphere.
Malmö, SE · 2005–present · active
Massgrav is a black/death metal band from Malmö, Sweden, formed in 2005. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.

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