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Out of Philadelphia, Returner emerged in 2024 blending the surgical riff construction of progressive death metal with the adrenaline-soaked tempos of thrash. Their approach is relentless but not brainless — technical passages weave through aggressive breakdowns, giving the music a cerebral tension that sets them apart from more straightforward death-thrash acts. Still freshly formed, they represent the Philly underground's hunger for complexity without sacrificing ferocity.
Reuze is a death metal, crust, and punk band from Halle (Saale) in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, formed in 2017. The band merges death metal heaviness with crust punk's raw energy from the major city on the Saale river in eastern Germany.
Revanche is a death metal band from Paris, France, formed in 2021. Named 'Revenge' in French, the band delivers aggressive death metal from the French capital.
Revanchist is a death/thrash metal and deathcore band from Nuremberg, Germany, formed in 2018. The band channels extreme aggression through a blend of death-thrash and deathcore from the Franconian metropolis.
Revel in Flesh is a death metal band from Schwäbisch Gmünd in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, established in 2012 by vocalist Ralf Hauber as part of the new wave of German death metal. Blending old-school Swedish and European death metal with their own melodic brand, their extensive discography includes Deathevokation, Manifested Darkness, and The Hour Of The Avenger across nine releases.
Thrash/death metal band from Udine in northeastern Italy, formed in 2024. Their approach delivers aggressive extreme metal from the Friuli capital.
Revenge Prevails is a black/death metal band from Uddevalla, Sweden, formed in 2013. Their releases including 'Jaws of Janus' and 'Black Void Injection' deliver dark, intense extreme metal with an ominous atmospheric edge.
Revengefield is a grindcore/goregrind/death metal project from Germany, formed in 2020. The project channels relentless blast beats and guttural extremity across the spectrum of grind and death metal.
Progressive/melodic death metal band from London, formed in 2020. Their approach blends progressive complexity with melodic death metal's emotional intensity from the UK capital.
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