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Dallas death/thrash metal. Obscure but vicious late-80s Texas extremity.
Rotting Demise is a death metal band from North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, formed in 2019. The band delivers uncompromising death metal from Germany's most populous state.
Rotting Empire is a death metal band from Ingolstadt in Bavaria, Germany, established in 2000 and combining 'numerous facets of harder styles of music' with death metal as the foundation. Their releases Buried In The Past and Sui Generis incorporate harmonies, melodies, and groove elements into a diverse death metal framework over two and a half decades of activity.
Rotting Faith is a brutal death metal band from Alençon in Normandy, France, active since 2012. The band channels relentless brutality from the Norman countryside.
Atmospheric black/death metal band from Thessaloniki, Greece, with roots dating to 2001. Nearly a quarter century of atmospheric extreme metal from Greece's second city.
Bratislava act that evolved from progressive deathcore origins into progressive metalcore and djent territory, reflecting a creative trajectory toward more technical and rhythmically complex territory since 2015. Their stylistic progression demonstrates the pull of progressive ambition within extreme music.
Death metal/grindcore band from Mińsk Mazowiecki, Poland, active since 2014. Their approach delivers extreme metal from the town east of Warsaw.
Rotting Misery is a death metal band from Hünxe in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, formed in 2020. The band delivers bleak, heavy death metal from the Lower Rhine region.
Hailing from Kent, Ohio and active since 2008, Rotting Mutilation pursues a straightforward death metal path rooted in gore and grotesque imagery, keeping faith with the genre's most uncompromising traditions. Their longevity in the underground speaks to a committed, no-frills approach to brutality.
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