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Infinite Terror (2024)
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With Fang and Claw (2025)
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Drowned in my Loneliness (2008)
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Medieval Art is a symphonic gothic and folk metal band from Riihimäki, Finland, active since 1997. With nearly three decades of activity, they weave medieval-inspired folk elements into symphonic gothic metal compositions.
Melancholic Light is a gothic metal band from Belgorod, Russia, formed in 2023. They craft dark, atmospheric gothic metal layered with emotional depth.
Melatonin is a symphonic gothic/progressive metal band from Chur, Switzerland, formed in 2017. They craft intricate progressive compositions with technical ambition.
Melencolia is a gothic/symphonic metal band from Milan, Italy, formed in 2025. They layer orchestral grandeur over heavy metal foundations.
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Memorial Day is a gothic/doom/death metal band from Kelheim, Germany, active since 2015. Their sound interweaves the dark romanticism of gothic metal with the crushing weight of doom and death metal from the Bavarian underground.
Memorial Park is a melodic gothic metal project from St. Ingbert, Germany, formed in 2025. Their sound combines the atmospheric darkness and emotional depth of gothic metal with melodic sensibility from the Saarland region.
Mental Oppression is an industrial and gothic metal band from Amiens, France, active since 1994. With three decades of activity, they remain a veteran presence blending industrial coldness with gothic metal's dark aesthetics.
Merit is a gothic metal band from Aalen, Germany, active since 2012. Their sound draws from the atmospheric darkness and emotional depth of gothic metal, emerging from the eastern Baden-Württemberg underground.
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