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Madest is a Russian grindcore/grindcrust band from Bryansk. Their 2019 album 'Glitch' packs sixteen tracks of short, punishing intensity — none exceeding three minutes — blending grindcore with crust and hardcore punk aggression.
Madhatter is a thrash metal band from Lehrte, Germany, active since 2012. Their sound channels the speed and aggression of classic thrash metal from the heart of Lower Saxony, a region steeped in German heavy metal tradition.
Madhouse is a thrash metal band from Hamburg, Germany, formed in 2019. Their sound delivers the aggressive, high-speed riffing that defines Hamburg's contribution to the Teutonic thrash metal tradition.
A heavy/power metal act from Sottomarina near Venice, Madinside has been crafting melodic compositions since 2020. The band channels the lagoon city's atmospheric surroundings into epic metal.
MadMane is a thrash/speed metal act from Belgrade, formed in 2026. The band represents the newest generation of Serbian thrash, delivering aggressive compositions from the Balkan capital.
Madness is a thrash metal act from the central Italian city of Macerata, active since 2019. The band channels the frenetic energy of their name into aggressive, relentless thrash compositions.
Madness Blues is a blackened funeral doom metal and drone band from Greece, formed in 2023. They craft crushing, glacially paced extremity at the intersection of funeral doom and drone.
Madness of Sorrow is a gothic metal/rock band from Pisa/Livorno, Italy, formed in 2018. They craft dark, atmospheric gothic metal layered with emotional depth.
Madog are a heavy/power metal band from Landskron, Carinthia, formed in 1991 and active into the present day on the Black Sunset label. Their sound is rooted in the melodic European heavy metal tradition, and they appeared on the 2003 underground compilation 'Heart of Dragonsteel: United We Are — 100% Underground Heavy Metal.' Now in their fourth decade, they remain one of Carinthia's most enduring metal acts.
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