Maldição is a speed metal and hardcore punk band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2020, self-described as a metal punk death squad with staunchly anti-Nazi convictions. They fuse raw speed metal aggression with hardcore punk's rebellious energy and political urgency.

Maldoror is a black metal band from Turin, Italy, active since 1999. Named after Lautréamont's literary anti-hero, they have delivered over two decades of dark Italian black metal.

Male Misandria is a black metal and grindcore band from Pordenone, Italy, active since 2008. They fuse raw black metal with grindcore's grinding velocity.

Maleceptor is a brutal death metal act from Liverpool with deathcore elements, delivering punishing extremity since 2015. The band pairs guttural vocals with crushing breakdowns and technical precision.

Maledia is a band from Rome, Italy, active since 2006, having evolved from gothic metal into alternative and industrial rock and metal. Their creative evolution spans two decades of dark musical exploration.

Maledicta is a heavy metal band from Valencia, Spain, formed in 2024. They channel classic heavy metal power through a freshly forged approach to the genre's timeless traditions.

Maledicta Rituale is a melodic groove and doom metal band from the UK, formed in 2025. They blend groove metal's rhythmic drive with doom's oppressive weight.

Maledictio is a melodic black metal band from Sweden, formed in 1993. They craft atmospheric melodic black metal with sweeping melodies and emotional depth.

Malediction are a death metal band from Upper Austria operating in the raw, underground tradition of the genre. The band is registered in the Encyclopaedia Metallum alongside numerous international acts of the same name, and they have maintained a presence in the Austrian extreme metal underground. Their releases reflect a commitment to stripped-down, no-frills death metal.