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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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Regnvm Animale is a black metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, active since 2014. Their music weaves chilling atmospheres, evocative melodies, and punk-inspired energy, with releases like 'Farsot/Vanmakt' addressing themes of societal and environmental collapse.
Death metal band from Thessaloniki, Greece, active since 2017. Their approach channels death metal from Greece's second city.
Glasgow brutal death metal institution whose album 'Kingdoms of Derision' stands as a landmark of Scottish extremity. Members later contributed to Man Must Die, cementing Regorge's legacy within Scotland's thriving death metal ecosystem.
Brutal death metal band from Rio de Janeiro, active from at least 2017, with a lineup including vocalist Marcelo Putrid, drummer Beto Demented, and guitarists Alex Morbid Grinder and Black Pussy Indian. Their album Devoured by Parasites was released in November 2017 under the self-styled banner of brutal splatter death metal.
Vilnius death metal act formed in 2021, delivering brutal extremity from Lithuania's capital. Their punishing approach channels the weight of old-school death metal traditions.
Regresión is a heavy metal band from L'Hospitalet de Llobregat near Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain, active since 2007. The band delivers traditional heavy metal from the Barcelona metropolitan area, nearly two decades into their career.
Progressive thrash metal band from Saint Petersburg, Russia, active since 2014. Their approach combines progressive complexity with thrash velocity from Russia's cultural capital.
Regression is a death/thrash metal band from the Uusimaa region of southern Finland, formed in 2014. The band channels aggressive death-thrash from the most populous region of Finland.
Progressive metal band from Bielsko-Biała, Poland, active since 2016. Their approach delivers technically ambitious compositions from the Silesian-Little Poland borderlands.
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