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Death/thrash metal trio from São Paulo, formed in 2013 by Léo Morales on bass and vocals, Lucas Putini on guitar, and Davi Menezes on drums. The band released the six-track debut EP Rot in Pieces in 2015, described by Brazilian metal press as fast, heavy, and rooted in old-school death metal references.
Rotten Pneuma are a Melodic Black Metal band from Bogotá, Colombia, active since 2017. The band released their debut full-length "Hybrid Duality" in 2022, exploring lyrical themes of urban life, melancholy, and darkness as an independent act.
Rotten Pneuma are a Melodic Black Metal band from Bogotá, Colombia, active since 2017. The band released their debut full-length "Hybrid Duality" in 2022, exploring lyrical themes of urban life, melancholy, and darkness as an independent act.
Rotten Poodle is a brutal death metal and grindcore band from Taulé in Brittany, France, active since 2013. The band delivers extreme music from the Finistère coast of northwestern France.
Rotten Reality is an experimental groove/thrash metal project from Saint Petersburg, Russia, formed in 2024. The band blends aggressive riffing with groove-laden structures and experimental elements, delivering a chaotic and volatile take on modern extreme metal.
Florida's Lake County spawned Rotten Resurrection in 2024, a brutal death metal outfit arriving fully committed to the state's legendary tradition of punishing, gore-soaked extremity. Still in their early days, the band channels that Floridian death metal legacy through a particularly savage and relentless lens.
Rotten Scalp is a death metal act from Dobryanka, Russia, active since 2021. Their releases include a demo and the EP 'The Path Of Disease,' channeling raw and unpolished death metal aggression from the Perm region.
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.'
Rotten Sculpture is a death metal band from Kiel, the capital of Schleswig-Holstein in Germany, formed in 2015. The band delivers crushing death metal from the Baltic Sea port city.
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