Maestitia is a melodic black and death metal band from Clermont-Ferrand, France, formed in 2016. They craft emotionally charged extreme metal blending melodic black and death metal traditions.

Maestus is an ambient black metal band from the Lodi-Brescia area of Italy, formed in 2013. They layer ambient atmospheres over black metal foundations from the Po Valley.

Barbed Wire is a thrash metal act from Budapest, delivering aggressive, razor-sharp compositions since 2015. The band contributes to the Hungarian capital's metal underground with a sound rooted in classic thrash traditions.

Magla is a black metal act from Zagreb, formed in 2021. The band, whose name means 'fog' in Croatian, crafts atmospheric black metal steeped in murky, obscured soundscapes.

Magoth is a black metal band from Bonn, Germany, whose self-described "anti-terrestrial" approach spans releases like "Der Toten Gesang," "Zeitgeist: Dystopia," and "Invictus." Their dystopian-themed black metal channels an otherworldly hostility that sets them apart from the genre's traditional earthbound darkness.

Magothy is a melodic black metal band from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2016. They craft atmospheric melodic black metal with sweeping melodies and emotional depth.

Magura is a Moscow-based black metal project formed in 2023, named after the Slavic spirit of wind. The project channels pre-Christian Slavic mythology into atmospheric black metal.

Mahapralaya is a black metal band from Turku, Finland, formed in 2017. They channel apocalyptic black metal darkness from southwestern Finland.

Before Dawn is a progressive death metal act from Budapest, active since 2007. The band channels technically ambitious, multi-layered compositions that push beyond the boundaries of conventional death metal.