Manigance is a progressive power metal band from Pau, France, formed in 2022. They blend progressive complexity with power metal's soaring melodies and anthemic energy.

Manitou is a heavy and progressive metal band from Kotka, Finland, active since 1998. They blend traditional heavy metal with progressive complexity from the southeastern Finnish coast.

Mansfeld is a progressive and avant-garde metal project from Halle (Saale), Germany, active since 2005. Their eclectic discography ranges from experimental noise compilations to unconventional covers, reflecting an uncompromising commitment to boundary-pushing metal that defies convention.

Mantle Earth is a progressive black metal band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2015. They push black metal into progressive territory with ambitious compositions and atmospheric depth.

Manufracture is a progressive thrash metal band from Liverpool, England, formed in 2019. They blend progressive ambition with thrash metal's aggressive intensity.

Blackened Aura is a Hungarian black metal project formed in 2025, representing the newest wave of the country's black metal underground. The project channels raw atmosphere and tremolo-driven aggression.

Markus Neuwirth is a progressive folk metal solo artist from Karlsruhe, Germany, whose 2014 album "Der Knabe im Moor" is a six-movement, 36-minute adaptation of Annette von Droste-Hülshoff's 19th-century poem. Classic Rock Magazine described the work as "veering between prog, dark folk and black metal," blending acoustic passages with extreme metal intensity.

Marlugubre is a progressive death, post-metal, and acoustic/ambient band from Taranto, Italy, formed in 2019. They blend progressive death metal with post-metal dynamics and ambient passages.

Marobaki is a progressive metalcore band from Edinburgh, Scotland, formed in 2018. They push metalcore into progressive territory with intricate compositions.