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Rurbania is a raw black metal and dungeon synth project from the Grand Est region of northeastern France, formed in 2024. The project merges raw black metal with medieval dungeon synth atmospherics.
Rusalka is a melodic black/death metal band from Ibiza in Spain's Balearic Islands, active since 2008. Named after the Slavic water nymph, the band delivers atmospheric extreme metal from the famous Mediterranean island.
Rusting Sun is an avant-garde/black metal project from Germany, formed in 2023. The project pushes the boundaries of black metal with experimental and avant-garde compositions.
Rusty Forest is a raw black metal project from Nizhnevartovsk, Russia, formed in 2019. The project channels frigid, lo-fi black metal with ambient undercurrents from deep within the West Siberian oil country.
Ruthanas is a black metal project from Hirschberg in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, active since 2012. The project channels black metal from the Bergstrasse region on the western edge of the Odenwald forest.
Rutonkantaja is a black metal band from Hyvinkää near Helsinki, Finland, active since 2008. Named after the Finnish word for 'plague bearer,' the band channels atmospheric black metal from the Uusimaa region.
Tyresö black metal act active since 2005, channeling atmospheric darkness from the Stockholm suburbs. Their two decades of output speak to a sustained commitment to the genre's uncompromising vision.
Ruumisarkku is a raw black metal project from Finland, formed in 2024. Named after the Finnish word for 'coffin,' the project delivers lo-fi black metal in the rawest Finnish tradition.
Progressive death/black metal band from Hønefoss, Norway, formed in 2019. Their approach pushes death and black metal into progressive territory from the Buskerud town.
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