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Grindcore band from Budapest, Hungary, formed in 2023. Their approach delivers high-velocity extreme music from the Hungarian capital.
Pagan metal band from Toruń, Poland, formed in 2021. Named after the historic Slavic pagan temple, their approach channels pre-Christian tradition through heavy metal.
Retrace is a heavy metal band from Jönköping, Sweden, active since 2012. The band plays traditional heavy metal from the southern Swedish lakeside city, keeping the classic metal flame burning in Småland.
Esch-sur-Alzette deathcore act formed in 2014, one of Luxembourg's few representatives in the extreme metal underground. Their punishing breakdowns and aggressive delivery carry the genre's flag from the Grand Duchy.
Kremenchuk death metal project launched in 2025, delivering brutal extremity from central Ukraine. Their punishing approach channels the newest wave of Ukrainian death metal.
Retribution is a death/thrash metal band from Nagel in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, active since 2001. The band has maintained over two decades of death-thrash from the Fichtelgebirge mountain region.
Retrofaith is a thrash metal band from Madrid, Spain, active since 2012. The band channels classic thrash metal energy from the Spanish capital's long-established thrash underground.
Retrogression is a groove/thrash metal band from Tuusula near Helsinki, Finland, active since 2012. The band delivers heavy grooves and thrash aggression from the municipality that was once home to composer Jean Sibelius.
Retromorphosis is a technical death metal supergroup from Sweden, formed in 2025 by former Spawn of Possession members. Featuring Christian Muenzner (ex-Obscura, ex-Necrophagist) on guitar, their debut 'Psalmus Mortis' delivers freakishly fast riffs and warped rhythmic precision steeped in cosmic horror.
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