Malefyr is a speed/thrash metal band from Liège, Belgium, delivering 'raw fast and evil metal.' Their 2026 demo 'Cryptic' features five tracks of high-energy aggression across sixteen minutes, with dark fantasy-themed compositions like 'Mind Flayer,' 'Heretic War,' and 'Enter the Crypt.'

A metalcore and melodic death metal act from the eastern Hungarian town of Békés, Behind My Mind has been blending breakdowns with melodic passages since 2012. The band channels the intensity of the Great Plain's isolation into emotionally charged compositions.

Malicious Death is a thrash metal band from Helsinki, Finland, active since 2003. With over two decades of activity, they deliver relentless thrash metal from the Finnish capital.

Malicious Intent is a blackened thrash metal band from Ipswich, England, formed in 2018. They fuse black metal's cold fury with thrash metal's relentless aggression.

Maligner is a death/thrash metal band from Malmö, Sweden, formed in 2016. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.

Malignom were a death/thrash metal band from Vienna, Austria, formed in March 1991 by Bobby Spieß. The band released their first demo 'Infecting Virulency,' played shows through summer 1991, briefly dissolved, and then reformed later that same year with a revised lineup including Hannes Lenhardt on drums and Georgie Pfitzner on bass. Their lyrical themes ran toward black humour, social criticism, and confrontational content.

Malivore is a groove, death, and thrash metal band from Pori, Finland. They blend groove metal's rhythmic punch with death and thrash metal's extreme aggression.

Malleficarum delivers thrash and death metal from the ancient city of Toledo, pairing the medieval atmosphere of their surroundings with violent, riff-driven extremity. Active since 2019, they carry the torch for Castilian thrash metal.

Maltuka is a thrash metal act from Bergen, formed in 2025. The band represents the newest generation of Norwegian thrash, emerging from a city historically dominated by black metal.