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Unreasonable Doubt (2024)
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A Love To Kill For (2023)
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Obnoxious (2022)
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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.
Melodic death metal band from Zagreb, Croatia, formed in 2019. Their approach channels Scandinavian-influenced melodic death metal from the Croatian capital.
Heavy metal band from Aprilia near Rome, Italy, active since 2014. Their approach delivers traditional heavy metal from the Lazio region.
Death metal band from Irkutsk, Russia, formed in 2021. Their approach delivers death metal from the Siberian city near Lake Baikal.
Sludge/stoner/doom metal band from Venice, Italy, active since 2016. Their absurdly specific name accompanies crushing heaviness from the floating city.
Regular People is a groove/progressive metal band from Motala, Sweden, formed in 2017. The band fuses groove metal's rhythmic punch with progressive metal's complexity, creating a dynamic and layered sound.
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