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Radiation Nightmare is a groove/thrash metal band from the UK, formed in 2022. The band fuses groove metal weight with thrash speed from the British underground.
Thrash/groove metal band from Volos, Greece, active since 2011. Their approach blends thrash velocity with groove metal's punch from the Thessalian port city.
Rage of Light is a Swiss metal act that fuses aggressive death and groove metal with trance and electronic music, creating what they describe as 'a contrast made of light and rage.' Their catalog includes albums Imploder, Redemption, and Chasing a Reflection, combining sharp riffs and forceful arpeggios with screams interspersed by enchanting clean vocals.
Rahko is a groove metal band from Turku, Finland's former capital, formed in 2019. The band delivers rhythmic groove metal from the coastal city in southwestern Finland.
Rain Is Art is a melodic groove metal and metalcore band from Viveiro in Galicia, northwestern Spain, active since 2011. The band blends melodic hooks with groove metal weight from the Atlantic coast of Spain.
Raise a Monument is a thrash and groove metal band from Hanover, the capital of Lower Saxony in Germany, formed in 2024. The band fuses the speed of thrash with the rhythmic punch of groove metal as one of Hanover's newest metal acts.
Raise Cain is a crossover thrash/groove metal band from Trelleborg, Sweden, formed in 2013. The band fuses thrash metal aggression with groove-laden riffs and crossover punk energy from Sweden's southernmost city.
Postojna progressive groove metal act formed in 2023, crafting ambitious compositions from the Karst region famous for its caves. Their cerebral approach blends technical complexity with heavy rhythmic power.
Ramshack is a melodic death/groove metal band from the Salo/Turku area in southwestern Finland, formed in 2022. The band blends melodic death metal hooks with groove metal weight.
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