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Death/black metal band from Kraków, Poland, active since 2018. Their Polish name, meaning 'horned,' accompanies extreme metal from Poland's cultural capital.
Roger Staffelbach is a Swiss neoclassical metal guitarist from Nottwil, discovered by Shrapnel Records' Mike Varney after studying at the Guitar Institute of Technology in Los Angeles. A 14-year-old trumpet player turned electric guitarist after hearing Yngwie Malmsteen, he led progressive band Artension through seven albums before releasing his 2023 solo debut The Quest, featuring Steve DiGiorgio on bass and John Macaluso on drums.
Rogga Johansson is a Swedish death metal legend from Gamleby, masterminding multiple bands including Paganizer, Revolting, The Grotesquery, and Necrogod. His solo album 'Entrance to the Otherwhere,' featuring artwork by Mariusz Lewandowski, is widely considered his magnum opus, appearing on multiple year-end best-of lists.
Roggvir is a black/death metal project from Germany, formed in 2019 and named after a character from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. The project fuses black and death metal into extreme compositions.
Doom/sludge metal/experimental/noise band from Poznań, Poland, active since 2014. Their approach pushes heavy music into experimental and noise territory from the Greater Poland capital.
Black metal project from Padua, Italy, formed in 2023. Their Italian name, meaning 'mange' or 'scab,' signals the diseased character of their black metal from the Veneto city.
Formed in Los Angeles in 2017, Rognir deal in bleak, lo-fi black metal that feels out of step with the sun-bleached city around them. The project channels Scandinavian second-wave aesthetics through a distinctly isolated Californian lens, all brittle riffs and frost-bitten atmosphere.
Death metal band from Varese, Italy, formed in 2023. Their Italian name, meaning 'pyre,' signals the incendiary character of their death metal from the Lombardy lake district.
Rogthorn is a German black metal project formed in 2021, delivering raw and atmospheric black metal. The project operates from the depths of the German underground.
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