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Blood Eagle (2017)
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Architects Of A New Weave (Deluxe Album) (2026)
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Renegade Angel is a heavy metal band from Vaasa on the west coast of Finland, formed in 2025. The band delivers traditional heavy metal from the bilingual coastal city in Ostrobothnia.
Heavy metal band from Chester, England, active since 2018. Their approach delivers classic heavy metal from the historic Roman-era border city.
Rentgen is a heavy metal band from Týn nad Vltavou in southern Bohemia, Czech Republic, formed in 2020. The band takes its name from the Czech word for X-ray, delivering traditional heavy metal from the Vltava river valley.
Reo is a heavy/thrash metal band from Santurtzi in the Basque province of Bizkaia, Spain, active since 2009. The band delivers aggressive heavy-thrash from the industrial Basque port town on the Nervión estuary.
Named after the iconic Indonesian folk art form, Los Angeles' Reog bring a multicultural undercurrent to classic heavy metal, forming in 2017 within one of the world's most diverse cities. Their approach is rooted in traditional metal architecture — muscular riffing, melodic sensibility — while nodding to cultural sources outside the genre's typical European and American frame. A distinctive identity in the LA metal underground.
Repression is a heavy/power metal band from Dinslaken in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, formed in 2012. The band delivers classic heavy and power metal from the Lower Rhine region.
San Francisco's Repulsa blend heavy metal's anthemic quality with thrash's raw speed, drawing from both the Bay Area's storied thrash legacy and the classic American metal tradition. Formed in 2026 and already active, they represent the latest chapter in San Francisco's long history of producing metal bands that fuse hard rock instincts with heavier impulses. Sharp riffs and a hard rock swagger mark their early work.
Requiem Eternam is a self-described 'philosophical metal' project from Sion, Switzerland, active since 2010 and evolving from ambient Celtic and medieval roots into heavier territory incorporating metal elements. With six albums to their name including Instrumetal I and Emergent, the project explores existential themes through an eclectic, boundary-pushing approach.
Restful is a heavy metal and hard rock band from Grenoble in the French Alps, active since 2012. The band delivers classic-leaning metal from the Alpine city in southeastern France.
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