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Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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Big Ship Little Ship / Bassline Junkie (2020)
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Trial By Fire (2023)
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Rotko is a Finnish black/doom metal project formed in 2015. Named after the Finnish word for 'ravine,' the project merges the atmospheric darkness of black metal with crushing doom.
Dublin act that evolved from ambient/post-metal origins into a heavier death metal and deathcore direction, reflecting a dramatic stylistic shift since 2020. Their transformation from atmospheric contemplation to punishing aggression traces a bold creative arc.
Rotorhammer is a groove/thrash metal band from Leipzig in Saxony, Germany, formed in 2017. The band channels heavy grooves and thrash riffing from one of eastern Germany's most culturally dynamic cities.
Rotovathor is a Viking/black/thrash metal band from Siegbach in Hesse, Germany, active since 2009. The band fuses Norse-themed Viking metal with black and thrash metal from the Lahn-Dill hills of central Germany.
Death/thrash metal band from Rupea/Brașov in Transylvania, Romania, active since 2018. Their approach merges death metal with thrash from the heart of vampire country.
Rotrum Corvus is a black metal project from Bonn, the former West German capital, formed in 2023. The project channels dark, atmospheric black metal from the Rhine valley city in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Black metal project from Nowy Targ in the Polish Tatra Mountains, active since 2011. The project channels mountain-born black metal from the Podhale region.
Stoner metal band from England, active since 2015. Their irreverent name accompanies riff-heavy stoner metal.
Raw black metal project from Astrakhan on the Caspian Sea, active since 2016. The project delivers lo-fi, abrasive black metal from the Volga delta.
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