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Reincarnated is a death metal band from Haiger in Hesse, Germany, active since 2013. The band delivers punishing death metal from the Lahn-Dill district of central Germany.
Reincarnation is a brutal death metal band from Almería in Andalusia, Spain, active since 2012. The band delivers uncompromising brutality from the arid southeastern corner of the Iberian Peninsula.
Death/doom metal band from Rotterdam, the Netherlands, formed in 2020. Their cremation-themed name accompanies crushing death-doom from the Dutch port city.
Mukachevo doom metal act formed in 2013, delivering crushing heaviness from the Zakarpattia region near the Hungarian border. Their slow-burning approach channels doom metal's most ponderous and weighty traditions.
Reinforcer is a heavy/power metal band from Paderborn in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, formed in 2018. The band channels classic European power metal energy from the Westphalian city known for its cathedral and Carolingian history.
Death metal band from Slavonski Brod, Croatia, active since 2009. Their long-running project delivers death metal from the Slavonian town on the Bosnian border.
Depressive ambient black metal project from Viamão, Rio Grande do Sul, formed in 2009 by members known as Nocturnal War and Shaitandeath. Their release The Pain appeared on October 9, 2009, with lyrical themes centered on depression, desolation, and self-destruction.
Death metal band from Koszalin on Poland's Baltic coast, active since 2017. Their approach delivers death metal from the Pomeranian city.
Power metal band from Rome, Italy, active since 2018. Their approach delivers anthemic power metal from the Italian capital.
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