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Where Fear And Weapons Meet (2021)
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AMENRA “De zotte morgen” (written by Zjef Vanuytsel) (2020)
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With Fang and Claw (2025)
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A death metal act from the southeastern Finnish town of Hamina near the Russian border, Metallijate has been operating in the underground since 2015. The band's Finnish-language name, roughly meaning 'metalheads,' signals their commitment to no-frills death metal.
Metalmorphosis is a technical thrash/death metal band from Ustrzyki Dolne, Poland, formed in 2017. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
Metamedic is a melodic death metal and metalcore band from Hjørring, Denmark, formed in 2011. They combine Scandinavian melodic death metal sensibilities with metalcore's structural intensity.
Metamorfizm is a black/death metal band from Poland, formed in 2011. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
Metaphilia is a deathcore outfit from Alicante on Spain's Mediterranean coast, delivering breakdown-laden brutality since 2022. The band combines modern extreme metal aggression with the intensity of the Valencian underground.
A melodic death/Viking metal act from Hammerfest, one of Norway's northernmost cities, Metaphysic has been crafting epic compositions since 2011. The band channels the Arctic landscape and Norse mythology into sweeping, melodic extremity.
Metator is a brutal death metal band from Ripollet, Spain, formed in 2019. They unleash merciless brutal death metal from the Barcelona metropolitan area.
Metatron is a melodic death and thrash metal band from Ilford, England, formed in 2014. They blend melodic death metal's harmonic sweep with thrash's velocity.
Burial94 is an atmospheric black metal project from Athens with roots stretching back to 1994, making it one of the veterans of the Greek black metal underground. The project crafts expansive, melancholic compositions that draw from the rich legacy of Hellenic black metal.
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