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Rytual is a thrash/death metal band from Angoulême in southwestern France, formed in 2024. The band delivers aggressive thrash-death from the Charente department.
Liepaja folk/melodic death metal act formed in 2022, blending Baltic folk melodies with death metal aggression from Latvia's western coast. Their fusion approach connects traditional heritage with extreme metal power.
Rätier is a melodic death metal band from Chur, the capital of the canton of Graubünden in eastern Switzerland, active since 2010. Their album Act on Impulse features nine tracks of shredding, alpine-inspired melodic death metal with songs like Dreaming of free Rätia reflecting regional identity.
Régiment is a French black/death metal project formed in 2025. Named 'Regiment' in French, the project delivers extreme metal from the French underground.
Swedish black/death metal project formed in 2019, merging atmospheric intensity with guttural extremity. Their fusion channels the darkest impulses of both genres.
Portland, Oregon's Rökkr — named for the Norse twilight realm of shadow-gods — play melodic death metal with a dark, Scandinavian-influenced character, bringing atmospheric depth to the Pacific Northwest scene since 2021.
Dalarna melodic doom/death metal act formed in 2022, whose Swedish name means 'Rot,' weaving sorrowful melodies through crushing heaviness from central Sweden's heartland. Their evocative name matches the decay and beauty at the core of their mournful sound.
Death/thrash/doom metal and hardcore band from Dundee, Scotland, with roots dating to 1997. Nearly three decades of extreme metal from the Scottish east coast represent exceptional underground dedication.
Riga black/death/doom metal act formed in 2021, merging three extreme subgenres into a multi-layered sonic assault from Latvia's capital. Their ambitious fusion channels the darkest impulses of all three traditions.
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