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Drowned in my Loneliness (2008)
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Malignant Mist is a technical death metal act from Reykjavík, active since 2014. The band delivers precision-driven extremity from Iceland's capital, where the extreme metal scene has produced internationally acclaimed acts.
Man Must Die formed in Glasgow, Scotland in October 2002 and quickly attracted the attention of Relapse Records, releasing their debut ...Start Killing (2004) through Retribute Records before signing to Relapse for The Human Condition (2007) and No Tolerance for Imperfection (2009). Their style blended the technical complexity of American death metal with traces of melodic death metal and old-school hardcore, earning them a place in the European technical death metal conversation alongside Aborted and Deeds of Flesh. The band announced their disbandment in July 2024 after over two decades of activity.
Manoluc is a metal band from Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy, formed in 2011 by four self-described 'old metalheads.' Their discography includes the debut 'Carcosa' (2016) and 'Asa Nisi Masa' (2019), the latter recorded with producer Federico Marcon.
Maze of Sothoth is a death metal band from Bergamo, Italy, whose Lovecraftian name hints at their cosmic extremity. Their discography includes 'Soul Demise' (2017), 'Guardian of the Gate' (2023), and 'Extirpated Light' (2023), released across vinyl, cassette, and CD formats.
Mechanical God Creation is a technical/melodic death metal (early); technical death metal (later) band from Milan, Italy, formed in 2010. They deliver powerful melodic death metal with harmonic sweep and emotive songwriting.
Megazetor is a progressive and technical death metal band from Göd, Hungary, active since 2004. With over two decades of activity, they deliver technically demanding death metal.
Messiah Nöstrum is a technical death metal and metalcore band from Alicante, Spain, formed in 2022. They blend technical death metal's precision with metalcore's structural aggression.
Michel Anoia is an avant-garde, technical death metal, and mathcore project from Lyon, France, active since 2013. They push extreme metal into cerebral, mathematically complex territory.
Microcosm is a technical death metal band from Brighton, England, active since 1993. With over three decades of activity, they deliver technically accomplished death metal.
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