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ManiaCult (2021)
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Soundtrack to Your Escape (The Quiet Place Version) (2022)
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Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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A thrash metal and hardcore act from the Asturian city of Oviedo, Mercyless has been delivering merciless aggression since 2021. The band channels the gritty energy of northern Spain's industrial heartland.
Mercyless Death is a thrash/death metal band from Sassari, Italy, formed in 2006. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
A thrash metal act from Stockholm, Mercyless Hammer has been delivering aggressive compositions since 2022. The band channels the brutal imagery of their name into relentless, pounding thrash.
Merdam Boten is a black/death metal band from Lyon, France, formed in 2016. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
Merdok is a death/thrash metal band from Perm, Russia, formed in 2022. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
Mere Mortal is a thrash metal and hardcore band from Leeds, England, active since 2002. With over two decades of activity, they deliver punishing thrash-hardcore from West Yorkshire.
A thrash metal act from Padua, Merendine takes its name from the Italian word for packaged snacks, reflecting an irreverent attitude. Active since 2020, the band delivers energetic thrash with a tongue-in-cheek Venetian spirit.
A black metal project from Kraków, Meresin has been crafting dark compositions since 2021. The project channels the name of a fallen angel into atmospheric, ritualistic black metal from Poland's cultural capital.
Meretrix is a heavy metal and hard rock act from Florence, formed in 2024. Named after the Latin for 'courtesan,' the band delivers provocative, riff-driven metal from the Renaissance city.
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