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Rotten Perish is a heavy/thrash metal band from Richterswil on Lake Zürich, Switzerland, formed in 2009. The band delivers aggressive thrash-inflected heavy metal from the Zürich area underground scene.
Rotten Poodle is a brutal death metal and grindcore band from Taulé in Brittany, France, active since 2013. The band delivers extreme music from the Finistère coast of northwestern France.
Rotten Reality is an experimental groove/thrash metal project from Saint Petersburg, Russia, formed in 2024. The band blends aggressive riffing with groove-laden structures and experimental elements, delivering a chaotic and volatile take on modern extreme metal.
Rotten Scalp is a death metal act from Dobryanka, Russia, active since 2021. Their releases include a demo and the EP 'The Path Of Disease,' channeling raw and unpolished death metal aggression from the Perm region.
Rotten Scandinavian Bastards is a heavy metal duo from Sweden, formed in 2021. The two-piece outfit of Stockmann and Cultistnr3 handles all instruments across releases like 'Caprine Aggression' and 'Surviving the Crossing.'
Rotten Sculpture is a death metal band from Kiel, the capital of Schleswig-Holstein in Germany, formed in 2015. The band delivers crushing death metal from the Baltic Sea port city.
Rotten Seed is a death metal band from Paderborn in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, formed in 2020. The band channels death metal aggression from the Westphalian city known for its medieval history.
Rotten Soil is a death metal band from Trier in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, formed in 2020. The band delivers punishing death metal from Germany's oldest city, founded by the Romans over two thousand years ago.
Rotten Sound is a grindcore band from Vaasa on the west coast of Finland, with renewed Bandcamp activity from 2016. The band delivers relentless, high-speed grindcore from the Ostrobothnian coast.
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