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Miami's Maedusa conjure melodic black/death metal with the heat and tension of South Florida baked in — serpentine riffs coiling around bleak, atmospheric stretches. Since 2016 they've carved a menacing identity that feels distinctly rooted in the subtropics.
Named for the treacherous elf of Tolkien's mythology, Grand Rapids-based Maeglin deal in pure, cold black metal — raw and unadorned. A project born in 2020, they channel the genre's second-wave austerity with genuine atmospheric weight.
Pennsylvania's Maelstrom conjure black metal that lives up to their name — dissonant, churning, and relentlessly unforgiving. Since 2018 the project has pursued a dark, uncompromising approach rooted deep in the genre's extremes.
Shoreline's Maelstrom have been driving thrash metal with mechanical precision and Pacific Northwest aggression since 2018. Their sound favors speed and technicality over nostalgia, pushing the genre forward without abandoning its essential fury.
Milwaukee's Magadore blend electronic textures into progressive metal songwriting, creating something that feels both cerebral and kinetic. Since 2016 they've developed a genre-bending approach that sets them apart in the Midwest's heavy underground.
Crushing Slam / Brutal Death Metal / Hardcore out of Texas.
San Francisco's Magellan map out progressive metal territory where technical guitar work meets the exploratory spirit of the city's storied rock tradition. Since 2013 they've built a catalog defined by ambitious song structures and precise musicianship.
Florence, Kentucky's Maggot Casket arrived in 2019 swinging death metal as a blunt instrument — dense, suffocating, and uninterested in subtlety. They represent the heartland's appetite for the ugliest end of extreme metal.
Visalia's Maggot Colony have been fusing death metal brutality with grindcore brevity since 2006, delivering short blasts of California-grown filth with relentless energy. Two decades in, their approach remains as single-minded and caustic as ever.
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