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Kyiv death metal and grindcore act formed in 2020, delivering rapid-fire extremity from Ukraine's capital. Their grinding assault combines death metal brutality with grindcore velocity.
Revulsion is a death metal band from Oulu in northern Finland, formed in 2021. The band channels aggressive death metal from one of Finland's northernmost major cities.
Brutal death metal band from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2024. Their Latin name, meaning 'king of sacred rites,' accompanies punishing brutality from the Russian capital.
Death metal band from Belfast, Northern Ireland, active since 2012. Their long-running project delivers extreme metal from the Northern Irish capital.
Experimental death metal band from Katwijk aan Zee, the Netherlands, active since 2013. Named after the mythological judge of the dead, their approach pushes death metal into experimental territory from the Dutch seaside.
Rhea is an atmospheric death/doom metal band from Havířov in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic, with roots stretching back to 1985 — making them one of the oldest active metal acts in the country. The band's decades-long journey through atmospheric death and doom metal reflects the deep history of extreme music in the industrial Silesian cities.
Rhesus is a groove/death metal band from Toledo in Castile-La Mancha, Spain, active since 2013. The band channels heavy grooves and death metal from the historic imperial city south of Madrid.
Rhotide is a symphonic/melodic death metal band from Joensuu in eastern Finland, active since 2016. The band layers orchestral arrangements over melodic death metal from the capital of North Karelia.
Death/thrash metal band from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2021. Their approach merges death metal with thrash velocity from the Russian capital.
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