Majiera is a four-piece instrumental heavy rock and metal band from Erfurt, Germany, founded in 2022. Their 2025 debut EP "Odyssey" showcases seven tracks of vocal-free, guitar-driven compositions that channel their self-described identity as a "riff machine" through dynamic heavy rock arrangements.

Major Denial is a melodic-progressive metal band from Athens, Greece, founded in the summer of 2013. Their discography spans 'Minor Ways' EP (2015), 'Duchess Of Sufferings' (2017), and 'HOOD' (2025), the latter inspired by Clive Barker's 'The Thief Of Always' and featuring guest musicians including vocalist Tasos Lazaris and drummer Daniel Cardoso.

Malacite is a thrash and progressive metal band from Stafford, England, formed in 2012. They fuse thrash metal's aggression with progressive complexity.

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.