Mala Oxtia is a crossover and thrash metal band from Xove, Spain, active since 1993. As veterans of the Spanish thrash scene with over three decades of activity, they deliver relentless crossover thrash with punk-fueled aggression.

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

Malagüero is a death and thrash metal band from Huelva, Spain, active since 1999. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash, rooted in a quarter century of underground persistence.

Malakh is a black/death/thrash metal band from Norway, formed in 2015. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.

Malanoctem is a band from Lanciano, Italy, formed in 2024, having evolved from thrash metal into death and black metal. Their name meaning "bad night" captures the darkness of their extreme metal evolution.

Malanova is a thrash and black metal band from Varese, Italy, formed in 2018. They fuse thrash metal's aggression with black metal's cold fury from Lombardy.

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.