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Roswell is a metalcore band from Linköping, Sweden, formed in 2019. The band delivers aggressive metalcore with modern production from Östergötland, Sweden.
Rosy Finch is a sludge/stoner metal and noise rock band from Alicante on the Costa Blanca of Spain, active since 2013. The band blends heavy sludge and stoner metal with noise rock dissonance from the Levantine coast.
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.
Stoner metal act from Montagnana near Padua, active since 2014 and delivering fuzz-drenched heaviness from the Veneto countryside. Their groove-laden approach channels the warm, hypnotic weight of the stoner tradition.
Rot is a black/thrash metal band from Antwerp, Belgium, self-describing their style as 'Raping Thrash' — a raw, aggressive hybrid rooted in the blackened thrash tradition. After years of activity in the Antwerp underground, the band released their long-awaited debut studio album 'As Darkness Burns' in December 2022.
Rot Fester is a death metal duo from Sweden, formed in 2024. Their debut EP 'Condone and Condemn' embraces a raw, brutal, no-frills approach to classic death metal, deliberately avoiding contemporary trends.
Death metal/grindcore band from Leeds, England, active since 2018. Their approach delivers extreme velocity and heaviness from the West Yorkshire city.
Death metal band from Zwolle, the Netherlands, with roots dating to 2001. Nearly a quarter century of death metal from the Overijssel capital.
Death metal quartet from Bauru, São Paulo, formed in late 2020, featuring Luis Felipé Salazar on vocals, Vitor Caricati on guitar, Jeferson Tarzia on bass, and Nestor Carrera on drums — the latter a former member of Escarnium. The band debuted with the EP Genocidal Resolution (January 2022) on Redefining Darkness Records, then released the debut album On the Perspective of an Imminent Downfall (October 26, 2022) and the follow-up Shrapnels of a Panic Spiral (November 1, 2024), the latter mixed at RMS Estúdio and mastered by Noah C. Buchanan at Mercenary Studios in Cleveland.
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