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Rashes is a goregrind/death metal band from Sweden, formed in 2022. Their debut demo 'Necrotic Cultivation' delivers punishing deathgrind and pathological goregrind, released through Sindrome Productions on CD and Neuro Habitat Productions on cassette.
Raspatory is a death metal band from Minsk, Belarus, formed in 2018, consisting of Brut (vocals), Rottingbutcher (guitar and bass), and Necrosodomator (drums), with lyrical themes centered on war, destruction, and psychological disorder. Their debut full-length 'Pathopsychology' (2021), released through Coyote Records in a limited edition of 100 digipaks, explores themes of mental illness across tracks including 'Thanatophobia' and 'Megalomania'.
Rasputin was a death metal band from West Flanders, Belgium — drawing members from Izegem, Moorslede, Roeselare, and Aalter — active from 2004 until their split-up. Their discography includes the 2008 demo 'Boundaries' and a 2013 EP featuring tracks like 'The Eyes of Truth' and 'Day of the Eclipse'.
Raster Density is a progressive/brutal death metal band from Jyväskylä in central Finland, active since 2012. The band merges progressive complexity with brutal death metal extremity from the Finnish lake district.
Ratbreath is a German death metal and crust project formed in 2021, merging the guttural heaviness of death metal with the raw punk energy of crust. The project operates anonymously in the German underground extreme music scene.
Death metal/grindcore band from Żmigród in Lower Silesia, active since 2018. Their rodent-themed name accompanies extreme metal from the small Polish town.
Atmospheric doom/death/post-metal band from Oslo, Norway, formed in 2019. Their ambitious three-genre approach delivers immersive, atmospheric extreme metal from the Norwegian capital.
Ratlord is a death metal band from Düsseldorf, Germany, formed in 2013 and operating in the Rhine-Ruhr extreme metal underground. The band delivers aggressive death metal from one of Germany's most populous metropolitan areas.
Rato Raro is a grindcore/death metal/punk band from Palencia in Castile and León, Spain, active since 2003. Named 'Strange Rat' in Spanish, the band has maintained over two decades of extreme crossover from the northern Castilian plateau.
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