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Rage Darkness is a gothic/death metal band from Curitiba, Paraná, formed in 2008, with a lineup anchored by Vinne on rhythm guitars, vocals, and drums, Juliano Moser on lead guitar, and Caco Ramos on bass. Their 2015 album Engine of Misanthropy, produced by Alexandre Cegalla and featuring symphonic arrangements by Maiko Thomé, spans eleven tracks and explores psychological themes of misanthropy and inner conflict.
Out of Bixby, Oklahoma, Rage DM burst onto the scene in 2024 with a raw death metal attack that favors brute force over polish. Still in their earliest chapter, they represent the grassroots brutality that keeps the genre alive far from major metal hubs.
Death metal and grindcore outfit from Cattolica on the Adriatic Riviera, active since 2013 and delivering grinding extremity from Italy's seaside resort coast. Their punishing assault combines death metal brutality with grindcore velocity.
Technical death metal band from Moscow, Russia, active since 2017. Named after the Hindu goddess of destruction, their approach delivers technically demanding death metal from the Russian capital.
Rage of Light is a Swiss metal act that fuses aggressive death and groove metal with trance and electronic music, creating what they describe as 'a contrast made of light and rage.' Their catalog includes albums Imploder, Redemption, and Chasing a Reflection, combining sharp riffs and forceful arpeggios with screams interspersed by enchanting clean vocals.
Rage Overload is a death metal band from Sion in Switzerland's Valais region, formed in 2017 and specializing in groove-inflected death metal. Their 2017 debut First Rage features two tracks of heavy, mid-paced brutality that established the band's sound in the Swiss extreme metal underground.
Death metal band from Lisbon, Portugal, formed in 2019. Their approach delivers death metal from the Portuguese capital.
The Hague melodic death metal act formed in 2014, weaving melodic sophistication through death metal's aggressive framework from the Dutch seat of government. Their approach carries the emotive range of the Scandinavian melodeath tradition.
Death/thrash metal act from the Alpine city of Aosta, active since 2008 and bringing aggressive riffing from Italy's smallest region. Their sustained output from the shadow of Mont Blanc speaks to the genre's reach into even Italy's most remote corners.
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