Merrimack is a black metal band from Paris, France, active since 2002, described as an enigmatic force exploring Luciferian spirituality through extreme metal. Their catalog from Ashes of Purification through 2024's Of Grace and Gravity channels fierce, melodic black metal with philosophical depth.

Merrin is a post-rock, ambient, and doom metal band from London and Northampton, England, formed in 2013. They blend post-rock's atmospheric beauty with doom metal's crushing weight.

A black metal project from Bratislava, Mertykhuwar has been crafting dark compositions since 2023. The project delivers atmospheric black metal from the Slovak capital.

Mervom is a symphonic and melodic power metal band from Hungary, formed in 2020. They craft lush symphonic power metal with melodic sophistication.

Merzotna Potvora is a blackened thrash metal band from Kyiv, Ukraine, delivering aggressive black speed metal through a four-piece lineup including female drummer Katia. Their prolific 2024-2026 output spans the single 'Žebraćkyj mur,' the album 'Poliuvannia,' a split with Obrij, and the raw 'Kuľt Pekeľnoho Molota' rehearsal demo.

Mescarbonic is a gothic metal band from Oberentfelden in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland, active since 1997, making them one of the longer-running acts in the Swiss gothic metal scene. With releases including 'Lost Soul in Winter' and 'firstingreen,' they explore the melancholic intersection of heavy riffs, dark atmospheres, and introspective songwriting.

Mesfetor is a black metal project from Normandy, emerging in 2023 with a raw, atmospheric approach to the genre. The project channels the mist-shrouded landscapes of northern France into cold, aggressive compositions.

Meshuggah is a technical groove/thrash metal (early); djent (later) band from Umeå, Sweden, formed in 2017. They blend thrash metal's velocity with groove metal's rhythmic punch.

Mesmera is a melodic death and groove metal band from Trogir, Croatia, formed in 2013. They blend melodic death metal with groove metal from the Dalmatian coast.