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Kremenchuk death metal project launched in 2025, delivering brutal extremity from central Ukraine. Their punishing approach channels the newest wave of Ukrainian death metal.
Los Angeles' Retribution have been carrying the thrash flag since 2001, a quarter-century-plus of riff-first aggression in a city that has always had an undercurrent of thrash running beneath its more visible metal scenes. Their staying power across more than two decades marks them as veterans in a subgenre that burns bright and fast. Old-school conviction with Los Angeles edge.
Everett, Washington's Retribution have been delivering Pacific Northwest thrash since 2001, drawing from the region's harder-edged underground while maintaining the velocity and precision the genre demands. Over twenty-plus years of activity, they've outlasted trends and scene shifts, staying committed to the fundamental thrash formula. A durable presence north of Seattle in a region with deep metal roots.
Retribution is a death/thrash metal band from Nagel in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, active since 2001. The band has maintained over two decades of death-thrash from the Fichtelgebirge mountain region.
Retrofaith is a thrash metal band from Madrid, Spain, active since 2012. The band channels classic thrash metal energy from the Spanish capital's long-established thrash underground.
Retrogression is a groove/thrash metal band from Tuusula near Helsinki, Finland, active since 2012. The band delivers heavy grooves and thrash aggression from the municipality that was once home to composer Jean Sibelius.
Retromorphosis is a technical death metal supergroup from Sweden, formed in 2025 by former Spawn of Possession members. Featuring Christian Muenzner (ex-Obscura, ex-Necrophagist) on guitar, their debut 'Psalmus Mortis' delivers freakishly fast riffs and warped rhythmic precision steeped in cosmic horror.
Progressive metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2020. Their approach delivers technically ambitious progressive compositions from the Greek capital.
Retrovertigo is a groove metal band from Ezeiza, Buenos Aires, Argentina, formed in 2009, with a lineup of Victor Izaguirre and Leonardo Lopez (vocals), Leandro Igino (guitar), Carlos Califre (bass), and Pablo Varela (drums). The band released a self-titled EP in 2012, followed by the full-length albums "En la palabra de nadie" (2015) and "Días negros" (2018) before going on hold in 2021.
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