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Red Shift Overdrive is a blackened death metal band from Bordeaux in southwestern France, formed in 2024. The band delivers extreme metal from the wine capital of Aquitaine.
Vilnius post-black metal project formed in 2014, blending atmospheric textures with black metal's intensity from Lithuania's capital. Their expansive sound bridges raw aggression and contemplative beauty.
Red Winter is a black metal band from Lyon, France, formed in 2015. The band channels cold, atmospheric black metal from France's second-largest city.
Redflesh is a black 'n' roll and punk band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2012. The band fuses the raw aggression of black metal with rock 'n' roll swagger and punk energy.
Redhorn is an atmospheric black/death metal band from Tornio at the Finnish-Swedish border, formed in 2019. The band channels extreme metal from the northernmost reaches of the Gulf of Bothnia.
Black/death metal band from Goleniów in northwestern Poland, formed in 2020. Their Latin name, meaning 'brought back to life,' accompanies extreme metal from the West Pomeranian town.
Redwood Hill is a five-piece post-black metal and sludge band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2013, drawing from 'a cold and depressive aesthetic expression with a lyrical universe revolving around the dark corners of the human mind.' Their extensive catalog from 2013's Descender through 2025's Ammonia balances powerful highs with enigmatic, haunting lows.
London-based depressive black metal project whose very name spells 'suffer' in reverse, exploring themes of misanthropy, death, suicide, and self-loathing. Their bleak sonic palette channels the most despondent corners of the black metal spectrum from England's capital.
Reflection of Misery was a black metal band from Managua, Nicaragua, active from 2020 until splitting up shortly after. The band released two full-lengths — Total Scorn of Life (2021) and Contranatura (2023) — along with the EP Communion with the Vile (2022), exploring themes of misanthropy, nihilism, and decadence. Tracks appeared on the Ataque de Metal Centroamericano compilation released by Nebiros Producciones in 2022.
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