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Road Rage is a heavy metal band from Oldenburg in Lower Saxony, Germany, formed in 2015. The band delivers high-energy traditional heavy metal from the university city in northwestern Germany.
Christian heavy metal and power metal band from Brazil that released the full-length Judgement Angel on August 19, 2014, and followed it with Black Rider on August 19, 2016, both self-released via Bandcamp. The band's sound draws on melodic power metal and traditional heavy metal with explicitly Christian lyrical themes.
Road to Exile is a heavy metal band from Konstanz on Lake Constance in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, formed in 2016. The band delivers traditional heavy metal from the scenic border city where Germany, Switzerland, and Austria meet.
Road to Ruin is a heavy metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, formed in 2016. The band delivers classic heavy metal with hard rock energy from Sweden's capital city.
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.
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