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FI · 2023–present · active
Rootface is a Finnish death metal project formed in 2023. The project channels death metal from the Finnish underground.
Vienna, AT · 2014–present · active
Vienna metalcore band formed in the mid-2000s who dubbed themselves inventors of 'Vienna Moshcore.' Their discography includes the EPs Welcome to the Pit and Hated Since Day One (both 2008) and the full-length Dominate the Chaos (2011), establishing them as early figures in the Viennese heavy music underground.
Porto, PT · 2022–present · active
Death/doom/groove metal band from Porto, Portugal, formed in 2022. Their triple-genre approach delivers varied heaviness from Portugal's northern capital.
Dobrich (early); Plovdiv, BG · 2024–present · active
Roots of Disease is a death metal band founded in 2013 in Dobrich, Bulgaria, that later relocated to Plovdiv, and remains active as an independent act. The band's trajectory from the Black Sea coast to Bulgaria's second-largest city reflects the broader movement of musicians toward the country's developing metal hubs.
England, GB · 2022–present · active
Doom/death metal project from England, formed in 2022. Their arboreal name frames a blend of doom metal's crushing weight with death metal's guttural intensity.
Sortland, NO · 2018–present · active
Norwegian band from the Arctic town of Sortland that evolved from death/doom metal into djent, active since 2018. Their stylistic shift reflects a move toward modern progressive heaviness from above the Arctic Circle.
Rodgau, DE · 2024–present · active
Roots of Unrest is a death metal band from the Rodgau/Dieburg area in southern Hesse, Germany, formed in 2024. The band delivers death metal from the Rhine-Main region's suburban underground.
Cincinnati, OH, US · 2022–present · active
Formed in Cincinnati, Ohio in 2022, Rose Funeral delivers a punishing blend of death metal and deathcore that hits with unrelenting brutality. Their sound is rooted in gut-level heaviness, pairing down-tuned ferocity with the structural aggression that defines contemporary deathcore.
Kazanlak, BG · 2015–present · active
Rosebourg is a metal band originating from Kazanlak, Bulgaria, that developed into a Sofia-based act, blending death metal, power metal, and progressive tendencies into a direct, riff-forward sound they describe simply as 'fuckin' metal'. Their debut LP 'Sweeter Than Your Love' (2020) compiled tracks from their earlier 'Godhead' EP alongside new material across eight songs.

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