A melodic death metal act from the Atlantic city of Nantes, Magnyfall emerged in 2022 with a sound blending Scandinavian melodeath harmonies with French musical sensibility. The band represents the continued growth of western France's metal underground.

Magor is a heavy and groove metal band from Jászberény, Hungary, formed in 2012. Named after the Hungarian mythological figure, they blend heavy and groove metal traditions.

A doom metal act from the remote eastern Hungarian village of Görbeháza, Bearfood has been delivering crushing heaviness since 2000. The band proves that devastating doom can emerge from even the most rural corners of the Great Hungarian Plain.

Magoth is a black metal band from Bonn, Germany, whose self-described "anti-terrestrial" approach spans releases like "Der Toten Gesang," "Zeitgeist: Dystopia," and "Invictus." Their dystopian-themed black metal channels an otherworldly hostility that sets them apart from the genre's traditional earthbound darkness.

Magothy is a melodic black metal band from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2016. They craft atmospheric melodic black metal with sweeping melodies and emotional depth.

Magura is a Moscow-based black metal project formed in 2023, named after the Slavic spirit of wind. The project channels pre-Christian Slavic mythology into atmospheric black metal.

Mahakala is a band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2020, having evolved from sludge and doom metal into heavy metal. Named after the Buddhist protector deity, their creative evolution reflects a journey from crushing heaviness to classic metal power.

Mahapralaya is a black metal band from Turku, Finland, formed in 2017. They channel apocalyptic black metal darkness from southwestern Finland.

Mahara is a stoner and doom metal band from Sabadell, Spain, formed in 2019. They channel heavy, riff-driven doom and stoner metal through a haze of distortion and slow-burning grooves.