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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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Abridged Dimensions (2025)
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With Oden On Our Side (2015)
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Mensis is a melodic death metal/deathcore band from Stuttgart, Germany, active since 2017. Their sound blends the harmonic sophistication of melodic death metal with deathcore's crushing breakdowns from the Baden-Württemberg capital.
Mental Defect is a female-fronted melodic death metal/metalcore band from Leipzig, Germany, led by vocalist Clodi Korzin. Their evolution from dark-melancholic origins toward "low pitches, rough style and massively powerful" heaviness marks a deliberate reinvention of their sound.
Mentally Ill is a melodic death/thrash metal and metalcore band from Frankfurt, Germany, active since 2015. Their sound bridges the aggression of Scandinavian-influenced melodic death metal with thrash and metalcore elements from one of Germany's largest cities.
Mesmera is a melodic death and groove metal band from Trogir, Croatia, formed in 2013. They blend melodic death metal with groove metal from the Dalmatian coast.
Mesmerized by Misery is a melodic death metal/metalcore band from Heppenheim, Germany, whose 2012 EP "Nurturing the Vultures" blends black and death metal intensity with melodic sophistication across five philosophically-charged tracks. Their lyrics explore institutional oppression, existential despair, and the fragility of human delusion.
Operating from the unlikely metal outpost of Ibiza, Messor crafts melodic death metal that contrasts sharply with the island's reputation for electronic dance music. Founded in 2023, the band brings Gothenburg-style harmonies to the Balearic underground.
Mester is a melodic death metal/deathcore band from North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, formed in 2021. Their sound bridges the melodic sensibility of Scandinavian death metal with the crushing breakdowns of deathcore.
Metakognition is a melodic death metal project from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2024. Their name references the psychological concept of thinking about thinking, suggesting a cerebral approach to the genre.
MetalFear is a melodic death and thrash metal band from Vaala, Finland, formed in 2014. They fuse melodic death metal with thrash metal's aggressive momentum from rural northern Finland.
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