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Where Fear And Weapons Meet (2021)
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AMENRA “De zotte morgen” (written by Zjef Vanuytsel) (2020)
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With Fang and Claw (2025)
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Rapid Dominance is a progressive death/thrash/groove metal band from Silkeborg in central Jutland, Denmark, active since 2012. The band merges progressive complexity with death, thrash, and groove metal from the Danish lake district.
Thrash/groove metal band from Belgrade, Serbia, active since 2014. Their approach blends thrash velocity with groove metal's rhythmic punch from the Serbian capital.
Raspy Junker is a heavy/groove metal band from Paris, France, formed in 2016. The band channels heavy grooves from the French capital's metal underground.
Rattle of Bones is a death/groove metal band from Salamanca in Castile and León, Spain, formed in 2017. The band delivers heavy groove and death metal from the historic university city.
Raunchy is a melodic groove metal, metalcore, and industrial rock band from Copenhagen, Denmark, active since 2006. The band blends aggressive metal with electronic and alternative rock elements in a distinctly modern Danish approach.
Thrash/groove metal band from Janowice, Poland, active since 2017. Their warlike name accompanies aggressive thrash-groove from the small Polish village.
Zaporizhia groove/thrash metal act formed in 2019, delivering crushing rhythms and aggressive speed from the Dnipro River city. Their dual approach draws from both genres' most impactful qualities.
Rawburst is a thrash/groove metal band from Calw-Stammheim in the Black Forest region of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, formed in 2023. The band fuses thrash speed with groove metal's rhythmic punch from the forested hills of southwestern Germany.
Rawhead is a thrash/groove metal and crossover band with industrial elements from Germany, formed in 2017. The project layers mechanical, industrial textures over aggressive thrash and groove metal with crossover punk energy.
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