Meadows is a progressive/sludge metal band from Suffolk, England, formed in 2018. They craft intricate progressive compositions with technical ambition.

Medicine Noose is a sludge/doom metal band from Berlin, Germany, creating what they describe as "dystopic 90s-style sludge" across a series of demos and splits including collaborations with Disgusted Geist and SPEWN. Their heavy, dark aesthetic channels the crushing weight of 1990s sludge metal tradition.

A sludge/stoner metal act from the Basque coastal town of Sopelana, Melmak has been delivering heavy grooves since 2010. Named after the planet from the TV show 'ALF,' the band channels extraterrestrial weirdness into thick, fuzzy riffs.

Membrane is a band from Vesoul, France, active since 2001, having evolved from post-hardcore origins into sludge and post-metal. Their two-decade creative arc traces a trajectory from angular post-hardcore toward crushing atmospheric heaviness.

Men Eater is a sludge/thrash metal act from Lisbon with stoner and doom influences, active since 2007. The band delivers crushing, multi-genre heaviness from the Portuguese capital.

Menials is a sludge, post-metal, and hardcore band from Jyväskylä, Finland, formed in 2025. They fuse sludge metal's abrasive weight with post-metal's atmospheric dynamics.

Battlecrown is a melodic black/death metal act from the Slavonian town of Slatina, active since 2011. The band pairs the melodic sensibilities of Scandinavian extreme metal with the fierce spirit of the Croatian underground.

Messah is a atmospheric sludge/post-metal band from Voronezh, Russia, formed in 2019. They blend crushing sludge with post-metal's atmospheric expansiveness.

Meth 'n' Weapons is a sludge metal band from Nuremberg, Germany, formed in 2025. Their name and genre signal a commitment to the genre's most abrasive, uncompromising traditions.