Majiera is a four-piece instrumental heavy rock and metal band from Erfurt, Germany, founded in 2022. Their 2025 debut EP "Odyssey" showcases seven tracks of vocal-free, guitar-driven compositions that channel their self-described identity as a "riff machine" through dynamic heavy rock arrangements.

Major Arcana is a symphonic black metal band from Naples, Italy, formed in 2014. Named after the tarot's major cards, they layer orchestral mysticism over fierce black metal.

Major Denial is a melodic-progressive metal band from Athens, Greece, founded in the summer of 2013. Their discography spans 'Minor Ways' EP (2015), 'Duchess Of Sufferings' (2017), and 'HOOD' (2025), the latter inspired by Clive Barker's 'The Thief Of Always' and featuring guest musicians including vocalist Tasos Lazaris and drummer Daniel Cardoso.

A stoner/doom metal act from Lublin in eastern Poland, Major Kong has been delivering heavy, fuzz-laden compositions since 2011. Named after the bomb-riding character from 'Dr. Strangelove,' the band channels darkly humorous themes into crushing doom.

A thrash metal act from the industrial northern English city of Middlesbrough, Major Threat has been delivering aggressive, politically charged compositions since 2013. The band channels the working-class grit of Teesside into Bay Area-influenced thrash.

A thrash metal act from Bratislava, Majster Kat has roots dating to 2007, making them one of the Slovak capital's longer-running thrash bands. The band's Slovak name, meaning 'master executioner,' channels lethal precision into aggressive thrash.

Makakatron is a Russian avant-garde grindcore formation from Novorossiysk, satirically described as 'a scientific formation created from the staff of the Scientific Research Institute of Macacology.' Their 2019 album 'Monkey Storm' delivers nine tracks of absurdist conceptual grindcore involving fictional primate science.

Makar Čudra is a heavy metal and hard rock act from Bratislava, named after the Gorky short story, active since 2020. The band channels literary Russian romanticism into classic-style metal.

A groove metal and metalcore act from Roeselare with influences drawn from Meshuggah, Crowbar, and the Melvins, Makasrr released their debut Inner Demon to attention in the Belgian underground press. The five-piece—built around the guitar pairing of Gerald Goedhart and David Decoutere—deliver dense, polyrhythmic heaviness with a sludge-informed low end.