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The Blind Leading The Blind (2019)
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Blood Eagle (2017)
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Architects Of A New Weave (Deluxe Album) (2026)
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Reagan Ralph is a progressive heavy/thrash metal band from Plymouth in Devon, southwest England, formed in 2021. The band delivers progressive metal from the naval port city on the English Channel.
Hungarian heavy metal band active since 2011. Their approach delivers traditional heavy metal energy.
Reaper is a heavy metal band from Kassel in northern Hesse, Germany, formed in 2012. The band contributes traditional heavy metal to Kassel's surprisingly diverse metal underground.
Heavy metal project from Moscow, Russia, active since 2014. The project explores various heavy metal styles from the Russian capital.
Heavy metal band from Padua, Italy, active since 2014. Their approach delivers traditional heavy metal from the historic Veneto university city.
Reason Sleeps is a progressive/melodic heavy/thrash metal band from the Île-de-France region around Paris, active since 2003. Over two decades of progressive metal make them veterans of the Parisian scene.
Reassônica is a heavy metal and hard rock band from Fortaleza, Ceará, formed in 2010, with a lineup of Márcio (vocals), Rogério Soares (guitar), Emanuel (guitar), Heryson (bass), and Bruno (drums). The band recorded two demos in 2016 and 2017 before releasing their self-titled five-track EP in May 2018 on Vampire Records; the group writes from an explicitly Christian perspective.
Rebel is a heavy and power metal band from Golčův Jeníkov, a small town in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic, formed in 2018. The band delivers traditional heavy metal with power metal flourishes from the rural Czech-Moravian Highlands.
Heavy metal band from Mantua, Italy, active since 2013. Their approach delivers traditional heavy metal from the Renaissance city in Lombardy.
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