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Blood Eagle (2017)
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Architects Of A New Weave (Deluxe Album) (2026)
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Heavy metal band from Kraków, Poland, active since 2014. Their approach delivers classic heavy metal from Poland's cultural capital.
Philadelphia's Roadkiller, formed in 2018, operate in the hard rock-adjacent territory of traditional heavy metal, leaning into the kind of swagger and groove that owes as much to the city's working-class grit as it does to classic NWOBHM and American metal forebears. Their sound sits comfortably between the bar and the arena without fully belonging to either.
Traditional heavy metal band from Wiener Neustadt formed in 2011, Roadwolf play classic heavy metal rooted in Judas Priest, Saxon, UFO, and Dio, and are signed to Napalm Records. Their debut Unchain the Wolf (2021) and follow-up Midnight Lightning (2023) earned them festival slots at Wacken Open Air and shared stages with Enforcer, Skull Fist, and Night Demon.
Roah is a heavy metal and hard rock band from Paris, France, formed in 2020. The band delivers riff-driven heavy metal from the French capital.
Roaring Rampage is a heavy metal band from Backnang in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, active since 2009. The band delivers riff-driven heavy metal from the Rems-Murr district northeast of Stuttgart.
Robert Beade is a progressive heavy metal and shred guitarist from Pontevedra in Galicia, northwestern Spain, active since 2008. The solo project showcases virtuoso guitar work through progressive metal from the Atlantic coast of Spain.
Robert Rodrigo is a heavy metal and rock/shred guitarist from Barakaldo in the Basque Country, Spain, active since 2000. A quarter century of activity makes him one of the veteran solo metal artists from the Basque industrial heartland.
Instrumental guitar project from Recife led by Roberto Torao, who also co-founded the Recife power metal band Silent Moon in 2002 alongside keyboardist Rodolfo Matsumoto. The debut album A Estrada, a 13-track instrumental record spanning metal, progressive rock, and fusion, was self-released on September 15, 2009, with Raniere Falcão on bass and Ebel Perrelli on drums.
NWOBHM, heavy metal, and speed metal band from Liverpool, active since 2012. Named after the French revolutionary, their approach channels the classic British heavy metal tradition with speed metal velocity from Merseyside.
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