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Slave to the Scalpel (2021)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Heavy/southern metal band from Milan, Italy, active since 2012. Their western-themed name accompanies swaggering, riff-driven metal from northern Italy.
Reel Fiction is a heavy metal band originally from Berlin, Germany, that later relocated to Sassari in Sardinia, evolving from heavy metal roots into a crossover/gothic metal sound. The band's geographic shift mirrors their stylistic evolution across genres.
Heavy metal band from Serpukhov in the Moscow Oblast, formed in 2020. Their approach delivers traditional heavy metal from the small city south of Moscow.
Reflex is a heavy metal band from Örnsköldsvik, Sweden, formed in 2021. The northern Swedish outfit channels classic heavy metal energy from the same coastal city that spawned several notable Swedish bands.
Reforger is a heavy metal band from Krefeld in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, formed in 2025. Named after the Cold War NATO military exercises, the band is one of Germany's newest traditional heavy metal acts.
Refrain is a heavy metal band from Kuopio in eastern Finland, active since 2007. Nearly two decades of traditional heavy metal from the Savo lakeland region make them veterans of the Finnish scene.
Heavy metal band from Patras, Greece, formed in 2023. Their approach delivers traditional heavy metal from the Peloponnesian port city.
Regen is a heavy metal and hard rock band from Lanškroun in the Pardubice Region of eastern Bohemia, Czech Republic, formed in 2021. The band delivers classic-leaning heavy metal and hard rock from the smaller Czech cities.
Regresión is a heavy metal band from L'Hospitalet de Llobregat near Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain, active since 2007. The band delivers traditional heavy metal from the Barcelona metropolitan area, nearly two decades into their career.
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