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Roach

Gothenburg, SE · active
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Death MetalGroove MetalMetalcore

Roadkill XIII

Regensburg, DE · 2004–present · active
Roadkill XIII is a death/thrash metal band from Regensburg in Bavaria, Germany, active since 2004, having evolved from earlier groove/thrash roots into a heavier death-thrash direction. Over two decades of activity make them veterans of the Bavarian extreme metal scene.
Death MetalGroove MetalThrash Metal

Roarback

Roskilde, DK · 2012–present · active
Roarback is a death/thrash metal band from the Roskilde/Slagelse/Sorø area on the island of Zealand in Denmark, formed in 2012. The band delivers aggressive death-thrash from the western Zealand region, home to Denmark's famous Roskilde festival.
Death MetalThrash Metal

Roast Dead

Cornwall, GB · 2016–present · active
Death metal/goregrind band from Cornwall, England, active since 2016. Their approach delivers visceral extreme metal from England's remote southwestern peninsula.
Death MetalGrindcore

Robse

Brandenburg, DE · 2020–present · active
Robse is a melodic death/pagan metal project from Brandenburg, Germany, formed in 2020. The project channels Germanic pagan themes through melodic death metal from the Mark Brandenburg region east of Berlin.
Death MetalMelodic Death MetalPagan Metal

Rocket Propelled Chainsaws

Eugene, OR, US · 2014–present · active
Eugene, Oregon's Rocket Propelled Chainsaws have been causing damage since 2014 with a death/thrash sound that pairs the technical brutality of death metal with the kinetic aggression of thrash — a combination that demands both speed and precision. The name telegraphs the approach: violent, forward-moving, and designed for maximum impact.
Death MetalThrash Metal

Rogash

Jena, DE · 2014–present · active
Rogash is a death metal band from Jena in Thuringia, Germany, formed in 2014. Named after the Tolkien villain, the band channels punishing death metal from the Saale valley university city.
Death Metal

Rogaty

Kraków, PL · 2018–present · active
Death/black metal band from Kraków, Poland, active since 2018. Their Polish name, meaning 'horned,' accompanies extreme metal from Poland's cultural capital.
Black MetalDeath Metal

Rogga Johansson

Gamleby, SE · 2019–present · active
Rogga Johansson is a Swedish death metal legend from Gamleby, masterminding multiple bands including Paganizer, Revolting, The Grotesquery, and Necrogod. His solo album 'Entrance to the Otherwhere,' featuring artwork by Mariusz Lewandowski, is widely considered his magnum opus, appearing on multiple year-end best-of lists.
Death Metal

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