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Italian band from Pescara that evolved from thrash/death metal with hardcore influences into industrial metal, active since 2017. Their stylistic shift reflects a move toward mechanical, electronic-infused heaviness.
Two-piece melodic death/thrash unit split between Leeds and London, featuring The World Controller and Jon Stormbeard sharing guitar, bass, and vocal duties over drum machine rhythms. Their sound draws from Hypocrisy, Slayer, and Katatonia, blending harsh death metal growls with thrash-inflected riffing.
Redcoma is a death metal band from Sindelfingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, formed in 2017. The band channels death metal aggression from the Stuttgart metropolitan area.
Redeemed in Pain is a thrash/death/groove metal band from Sömmerda in Thuringia, Germany, formed in 2015. The band blends three strains of aggressive metal from the central German state known for its medieval history.
RedFace is a melodic death metal band from the Almería/Jaén area in Andalusia, Spain, formed in 2023. The band delivers melodic death metal from the dry, mountainous interior of eastern Andalusia.
Redgrin is a death metal band from Kaiserslautern in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, formed in 2019. The band delivers uncompromising death metal from the Palatinate region of western Germany.
Redhorn is an atmospheric black/death metal band from Tornio at the Finnish-Swedish border, formed in 2019. The band channels extreme metal from the northernmost reaches of the Gulf of Bothnia.
Black/death metal band from Goleniów in northwestern Poland, formed in 2020. Their Latin name, meaning 'brought back to life,' accompanies extreme metal from the West Pomeranian town.
Redound is a death metal/deathcore band from Sofia, Bulgaria, active in the city's underground extreme metal and hardcore crossover scene. Vocalist Ivan of Redound contributed guest appearances on tracks from Sofia metallic hardcore band Rugged's 'Godless Days' EP (2022), reflecting the interconnected nature of the local scene.
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