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RawWar is a black/death metal project from Belo Horizonte assembled by Valério Exterminator of Holocausto War Metal and Gilson of Goatpenis, with additional contributions from Cernunnos of Wolflust. The project released the album Caído em Batalha in 2021 through WarCore Records, the Belo Horizonte label run by members of Holocausto.
Raydead were a Vienna-based death/thrash metal band active in the early 1990s, known for a chaotic yet oddly melodic approach to the genre with slight hardcore punk undertones. Their small catalog — including End in Sight, Machine of Arrogance / Never Trust a Clear Blue Sky, and Soul Rape — marks them as obscure but notable early entries in Austrian extreme metal.
Rayz is a deathcore/death metal band from Fuenlabrada near Madrid, Spain, formed in 2021. The band delivers punishing breakdowns and extreme vocals from Madrid's southern metropolitan area.
Death metal/hardcore band with flamenco influences from Genoa, Italy, with roots dating to 2004. Their Spanish name, meaning 'race of hatred,' accompanies two decades of genre-bending extreme metal that incorporates Iberian musical elements.
Razak is a melodic black/death metal band from Madrid, Spain, formed in 2020. The band weaves melody into extreme metal from the Spanish capital's diverse underground scene.
Raze the Void is a progressive/melodic death metal band from Essex, England, active since 2016. The band merges progressive complexity with melodic death metal from east of London.
Death metal band from Warsaw, Poland, active since 2012. Their approach delivers death metal from the Polish capital.
Razor Butchers is a thrash/death metal band from Thionville in the Moselle department of northeastern France, formed in 2020. The band delivers aggressive death-thrash from the Lorraine region near the Luxembourg border.
Razorbreath is a death metal band from Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico, formed in 2019 by members of Empire of Lies, Lethal Creation, Crudator, and Kicktime. The band released their debut EP "Clavos en el ataúd" in 2022.
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