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Rotten Seed is a death metal band from Paderborn in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, formed in 2020. The band channels death metal aggression from the Westphalian city known for its medieval history.
Rotten Soil is a death metal band from Trier in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, formed in 2020. The band delivers punishing death metal from Germany's oldest city, founded by the Romans over two thousand years ago.
Rotten Sound is a grindcore band from Vaasa on the west coast of Finland, with renewed Bandcamp activity from 2016. The band delivers relentless, high-speed grindcore from the Ostrobothnian coast.
Rotten Stench is a German grindcore project formed in 2025, delivering microsecond blasts and guttural extremity. The project represents the newest wave of German grindcore.
Rotten Teeth is a death metal band from Sweden, formed in 2021. Playing death'n'roll that blends death metal brutality with groove-influenced riffing, their album 'Dead And Buried' features guest vocals and was recorded at Blowtorch Sound.
Rotten Thorns is a death/groove metal band from Nyköping, Sweden, formed in 2022. Their demo 'Strike me down' showcases aggressive, fast-paced death metal with melodic guitar riffs and lyrics inspired by inner demons and personal conflicts.
Rotten Tomatos is a thrash metal band from the Espoo/Helsinki area of Finland, active since 2010. The band delivers energetic thrash from the Helsinki metropolitan area.
Polish death metal band active since 2015. Their approach delivers death metal with a totemic, ritualistic edge.
Rotten Womb is a death metal band from the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France, formed in 2024. The band delivers aggressive death metal from the Burgundian countryside.
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