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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.
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/black metal band from Kraków, Poland, active since 2018. Their Polish name, meaning 'horned,' accompanies extreme metal from Poland's cultural capital.
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.
Roggvir is a black/death metal project from Germany, formed in 2019 and named after a character from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. The project fuses black and death metal into extreme compositions.
Death metal band from Varese, Italy, formed in 2023. Their Italian name, meaning 'pyre,' signals the incendiary character of their death metal from the Lombardy lake district.
Rogus is a death metal and grindcore band from Heddesheim in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, formed in 2012. The band merges death metal heaviness with grindcore velocity from the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region.
Rohan is a death metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2015. Named after the kingdom of horse-lords in Tolkien's Middle-earth, the band channels death metal from the Danish capital.
Rolling Corpse is a death metal band from Lohja in southern Finland, active since 2008. The band delivers aggressive death metal from the Uusimaa region.
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