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Where Fear And Weapons Meet (2021)
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Hold Your Children Close and Pray for Oblivion (2016)
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Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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Heavy metal/hard rock band from Pula, Croatia, dating back to 1984 — one of the oldest acts in this entire dataset. Over four decades of heavy metal from the Istrian peninsula represent extraordinary longevity.
Chernihiv heavy/thrash metal act formed in 2012, delivering aggressive riffing from northern Ukraine. Their sustained output speaks to metal's enduring vitality in the Ukrainian underground.
Rosy Vista is a melodic heavy metal and hard rock band from Hanover, Germany, formed in 2019. The band delivers hook-driven melodic metal and hard rock from the capital of Lower Saxony.
Rotor is a Buenos Aires heavy metal band formed around 2002, featuring Pablo Divita on vocals, Fabián Román on guitar, Alejandro Fugazza on bass, and Diego Rodríguez on drums. The band released two studio albums, Dos Caras and Mariposa o Serpiente (completed in December 2008), and performed live alongside Almafuerte at venues including Club Ezeiza and Cemento.
Vacaville, California's Rott formed in 2021 with a straightforward commitment to traditional heavy metal. The band channels the genre's classic sensibility — big riffs, strong hooks, and a no-frills approach that keeps the focus squarely on the songs.
Rotten Perish is a heavy/thrash metal band from Richterswil on Lake Zürich, Switzerland, formed in 2009. The band delivers aggressive thrash-inflected heavy metal from the Zürich area underground scene.
Rotten Scandinavian Bastards is a heavy metal duo from Sweden, formed in 2021. The two-piece outfit of Stockmann and Cultistnr3 handles all instruments across releases like 'Caprine Aggression' and 'Surviving the Crossing.'
Rottentown is a heavy metal band from Ferrol in Galicia, northwestern Spain, formed in 2015. The band delivers heavy metal from the Atlantic naval port city in A Coruña province.
Rotör is a Finnish heavy/speed metal band active since 2001. Over two decades of high-velocity metal make them veterans of the Finnish speed metal underground.
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