A progressive/melodic death metal act from the southeastern Polish town of Przeworsk, Malchus has been crafting technically ambitious compositions since 2010. The biblical name adds a spiritual dimension to their complex metal.

Maleficium is a melodic black metal and progressive metal project from Schwerin, Germany, active since 2018. Their sound combines the harmonic sophistication of melodic black metal with progressive rock's structural ambition, creating a multi-layered approach to extreme music.

Behind Your Fears is a melodic death/black metal act from the southeastern Hungarian town of Szentes, drawing from the Scandinavian extreme metal tradition. The band operates in the fertile but underexplored metal territory of Hungary's southern Great Plain.

Malombra is a heavy and gothic metal band from Genoa, Italy, active since 1993, incorporating symphonic progressive elements. With over three decades of activity, they blend gothic atmospheres with heavy metal and progressive rock.

Malpractice is a progressive metal band from Kouvola, Finland, formed in 2020. They craft intricate progressive metal compositions with technical ambition.

Mandragor(e) is a progressive metal band from Nantes, France, active since 2004. They craft intricate progressive metal with over two decades of creative ambition.

Mandroid of Krypton is a progressive thrash metal and punk band from Geneva, Switzerland, formed in 2012, whose sci-fi-themed music has been described as 'early Voivod meets Dead Kennedys meets Mayhem.' Featuring Gabriel Farine on vocals and guitar, Sylvain Charbonnaz on guitar, Tim Robert-Charrue on bass, and Romain Graf on drums, their 2024 album 'Cosmic Sarcophagus' blends dystopian science fiction themes with radical ecological viewpoints through raw, adventurous thrash punk.

Manhattan Century are a progressive metal band from Upper Austria, founded by brothers Alexander and Florian Artner, with Ritchie Krenmaier (of Stygma IV) on vocals and Michael Notter on drums. Their debut EP 'APE,' recorded during the pandemic, recounts the story of an early human civilization encountering an all-knowing entity across 25 minutes of dense, concept-driven metal. The follow-up album 'MAN' continues that narrative, addressing alienation and the tension between individualism and collectivism in an overstimulated world.

Manifestic is a progressive speed/thrash metal band from the Bochum/Ratingen/Essen corridor of Germany's Ruhrgebiet, active since 2015. Their releases "Code Of Silence" and "Poisoned Waters" blend the velocity of speed/thrash metal with progressive compositional structures.