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Rose Avalon is a symphonic power metal band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2020. The band delivers orchestral, epic power metal from the Catalan capital's diverse metal landscape.
Formed in Cincinnati, Ohio in 2022, Rose Funeral delivers a punishing blend of death metal and deathcore that hits with unrelenting brutality. Their sound is rooted in gut-level heaviness, pairing down-tuned ferocity with the structural aggression that defines contemporary deathcore.
Multifaceted artist from Carlisle, England, whose career since 2004 has evolved from folk and acoustic music through folk/doom/psychedelic rock into full-bore drone and doom metal. This remarkable stylistic journey spans two decades and multiple genre worlds.
Rosebourg is a metal band originating from Kazanlak, Bulgaria, that developed into a Sofia-based act, blending death metal, power metal, and progressive tendencies into a direct, riff-forward sound they describe simply as 'fuckin' metal'. Their debut LP 'Sweeter Than Your Love' (2020) compiled tracks from their earlier 'Godhead' EP alongside new material across eight songs.
Roseburn is a groove metal band from Jyväskylä in central Finland, formed in 2021. The band delivers heavy rhythmic grooves from the university city in the Finnish lake district.
Relentless Thrash Metal out of Texas.
Black metal project from Évora, Portugal, active since 2013. The project channels black metal from the ancient Alentejo city.
Rosetta Twist is a goregrind project from Germany, formed in 2022. The project delivers visceral, microsecond-length blasts of extreme noise in the goregrind tradition.
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.
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