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Motörhead is the legendary speed metal and heavy metal band from London, England. Founded by the iconic Lemmy Kilmister, they defined a raw, uncompromising sound at the intersection of metal and punk that influenced generations of extreme music.
A heavy, speed, and thrash metal act from Vantaa in the Helsinki metropolitan area, Murderaim delivers rapid-fire aggression with a classic metal backbone. Active since 2016, the band combines the velocity of speed metal with thrash's rhythmic precision.
Muro is one of Spain's foundational speed metal acts, forging ahead from Madrid since the early 1980s with classics like 'Telón de Acero' and 'Acero y Sangre.' Reunited in 2009 with their classic lineup after multiple hiatuses, they remain pillars of the Iberian metal underground and one of the few surviving bands from Spain's 1980s metal explosion.
Mysterion is a heavy/speed metal act from Prague, active since 2018. The band delivers classic-style metal from the Czech capital with the mysterious edge their name implies.
Mälheür is a speed metal act from Vitry-en-Artois in northern France, active since 2013. The band delivers razor-sharp speed metal with the kind of urgency and raw energy that defines the genre's European underground.
Mörghuul is a blackened thrash/speed metal band from Brno, Czech Republic, formed in 2022. Their releases "Possessed by Demo" and "Domination of the Beast" deliver the raw, aggressive fusion of black metal ferocity and thrash/speed metal velocity.
A black/death/thrash metal act from the northern Croatian town of Čakovec, Bezdan has been delivering multi-faceted extremity since 2014. The band draws from multiple extreme metal traditions to create a ferocious hybrid.
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