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Rat Salad is a thrash metal band from Hamburg, Germany, active since 1996 — making them one of the longer-running thrash acts in northern Germany. Named after the Black Sabbath instrumental, the band has maintained their commitment to thrash metal for nearly three decades.
Ratatosk is a German black metal project formed in 2010 and named after the squirrel of Norse mythology that runs along the world tree Yggdrasil. The project channels Norse mythological themes through atmospheric black metal.
Ratbreath is a German death metal and crust project formed in 2021, merging the guttural heaviness of death metal with the raw punk energy of crust. The project operates anonymously in the German underground extreme music scene.
Ratbreed is a heavy metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2018. The band delivers traditional heavy metal from the capital of the world's most metal-obsessed nation per capita.
Ratcat are a Sydney indie rock and punk-influenced alternative band whose sharp melodic rush helped bridge Australia's skate-punk underground and early 1990s alternative mainstream. Formed in 1985, the group built a following through local shows, independent releases, and a sound that was noisy enough for punk bills but hooky enough to cross into the national charts. Simon Day's songwriting gave the band its center: bright guitar lines, compact choruses, fuzzed energy, and a youthful directness that made songs feel immediate rather than overworked. Ratcat's rise around releases such as Tingles, Blind Love, and Insideout came before grunge fully reset commercial rock, making their success an important Australian example of underground guitar music breaking through on its own terms. They fit accepted scope through punk rock roots, indie punk energy, and alternative rock. The band's music can sound deceptively simple, but its charm is in the collision of sugar and distortion: romantic frustration, noisy guitars, and choruses built for quick impact. Ratcat's lasting appeal comes from that timing and tone. They captured a moment when Australian independent rock could be scrappy, melodic, and commercially visible without losing its skate-scene pulse.
Rated X is a Swiss heavy metal band formed in 2019, having evolved from earlier hard rock roots into a more traditional heavy metal sound. The band operates independently within the Swiss metal scene, building their catalog through self-released material.
Ratfeast is a Berlin-based crust band formed in 2018 and consisting of three self-described 'metalheads trying to play crust.' Their releases include a demo tape and a split with Minenfeld titled Minenratten, channeling the D.I.Y. ethos of Berlin's punk and metal crossover scene.
Death metal/grindcore band from Żmigród in Lower Silesia, active since 2018. Their rodent-themed name accompanies extreme metal from the small Polish town.
Industrial metal band from Moscow, Russia, active since 2016. Their approach delivers mechanical, electronically enhanced metal from the Russian capital.
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