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Revolting is a Swedish death metal band from Gamleby, led by prolific death metal figure Rogga Johansson alongside Tobias and Martin. Their seventh album 'The Shadow At The World's End' is considered the band at peak form, blending classic Swedish melodies with brute force, groove, and memorability.
Death/thrash metal and metalcore band from Glasgow, Scotland, active since 2017. Their triple-genre approach combines death metal heaviness, thrash velocity, and metalcore breakdowns from Scotland's largest city.
Kyiv death metal and grindcore act formed in 2020, delivering rapid-fire extremity from Ukraine's capital. Their grinding assault combines death metal brutality with grindcore velocity.
Revulsion is a death metal band from Oulu in northern Finland, formed in 2021. The band channels aggressive death metal from one of Finland's northernmost major cities.
Brutal death metal band from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2024. Their Latin name, meaning 'king of sacred rites,' accompanies punishing brutality from the Russian capital.
Death metal band from Belfast, Northern Ireland, active since 2012. Their long-running project delivers extreme metal from the Northern Irish capital.
Experimental death metal band from Katwijk aan Zee, the Netherlands, active since 2013. Named after the mythological judge of the dead, their approach pushes death metal into experimental territory from the Dutch seaside.
Rhea is an atmospheric death/doom metal band from Havířov in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic, with roots stretching back to 1985 — making them one of the oldest active metal acts in the country. The band's decades-long journey through atmospheric death and doom metal reflects the deep history of extreme music in the industrial Silesian cities.
Rhesus is a groove/death metal band from Toledo in Castile-La Mancha, Spain, active since 2013. The band channels heavy grooves and death metal from the historic imperial city south of Madrid.
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