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Agamemnon (2025)
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This Godless Endeavor (2005)
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Symphonic thrash/death metal band from Ennis, County Clare, Ireland, active since 2013. Their ambitious approach layers symphonic orchestration over thrash and death metal from the west of Ireland.
RazorRape is a goregrind/death metal band from southern Sweden, formed in 2009. Featuring members from Deranged, Virgin Sin, and Inverted, the band has built a catalog of six releases of punishing extreme metal, including 'Fucked Beyond Recognition' on limited vinyl pressings.
Razorshape is a death metal band from Nantes in western France, active since 2009. Over a decade of death metal from the Loire estuary city establishes them in the Breton-adjacent metal scene.
From Luray, Virginia — a small Shenandoah Valley town far removed from any metal hub — Razorwire Decapitation have pursued meat-cleaver death metal since 2016. The band's name telegraphs their approach: direct, graphic, and uninterested in subtlety.
Ljubljana death metal act formed in 2021, delivering brutal extremity from Slovenia's capital. Their punishing approach channels the weight of old-school death metal traditions.
Re-Armed is a symphonic/melodic death metal band from Kerava near Helsinki, Finland, having evolved from earlier death/thrash metal roots. The band's progression toward more melodic and symphonic territory reflects their maturing sound.
Re-Fuse is an industrial death/doom metal and grindcore band from Belfast, Northern Ireland, active since 2013. The band merges industrial electronics with extreme metal from the Northern Irish capital.
Re:Creation is a melodic death metal band from Booischot, Belgium, operating in the tradition of Gothenburg-influenced European death metal with an added layer of melodic heaviness. The band has maintained a low-profile underground presence within the Belgian death metal scene.
Kyiv groove/thrash/death metal act formed in 2019, merging multiple aggressive styles into a versatile sonic assault from Ukraine's capital. Their multi-genre approach channels the physical impact of all three traditions.
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