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Vault Of Horrors (2024)
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Grave Mounds And Grave Mistakes (Luxus) (2018)
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Death Doom Punks (2026)
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A gothic/black metal act from the western Polish city of Zielona Góra, Mystherium has been crafting dark, atmospheric compositions since 2016. The band merges gothic romanticism with black metal aggression.
Mystiabllus is a black metal act from Aberdeen, active since 2013 and crafting obscure, atmospheric compositions from the Scottish northeast. The cryptic name reflects the project's esoteric approach to black metal.
Mystic Dawn is a blackened doom and gothic metal band from Marseille, France, formed in 2025. They fuse blackened aggression with doom and gothic metal's dark atmospheres.
Mystic Death is a black metal project from the central Slovak city of Martin, active since 2019. The project channels the mystical death imagery of their name into atmospheric compositions from the Turiec basin.
Mystic Forest is a melodic black metal band from Hettange Grande, France, formed in 2018. They craft atmospheric melodic black metal from the Lorraine borderlands.
Mystic Realm is a symphonic black metal band from Utrecht, the Netherlands, formed in 2023. They layer orchestral grandeur over fierce black metal foundations.
Mystic Rites is a black metal project from the Baltic port city of Gdynia, active since 2013. The project channels occult ritual themes into atmospheric, ceremonial black metal.
Mystical Forces is a black metal and ambient project from the UK, formed in 2022. They blend black metal darkness with ambient atmospheres.
Breeding the Shadows is a black, gothic, and doom metal act from Athens, formed in 2020. The band merges the dark romanticism of gothic metal with the aggression of black metal and the crushing weight of doom.
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