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Let You Go (2024)
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The Bestiary (2025)
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Halo (2017)
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Metalcore band from Amsterdam, the Netherlands, formed in 2022. Their approach delivers rhythmic, breakdown-heavy metalcore from the Dutch capital.
Red Dawn Rising is a melodic metalcore band from Kortrijk, Belgium, formed in spring 2008 as a side project by members of Defiant and Headshot. Drawing on the influence of In Flames, Killswitch Engage, and As I Lay Dying, the band released the concept album 'Weight of the World' in May 2021, addressing themes of complacency and personal growth.
Melodic death metal/metalcore band from Komsomolsk-on-Amur in Russia's Far East, formed in 2020. Their approach bridges melodic death metal with metalcore from one of Russia's most remote cities.
Red Pill is a progressive death metal/metalcore band from Edinburgh, Scotland, active since 2010. The band merges progressive death metal with metalcore dynamics from the Scottish capital.
Red Raven Down is a metalcore band from Seinäjoki in South Ostrobothnia, Finland, formed in 2017. The band delivers heavy breakdowns and melodic passages from the Ostrobothnian flatlands.
Red Raw is a melodic death metal and metalcore band from Granollers near Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain, formed in 2026. The band represents the very newest wave of melodic extreme metal from the Barcelona metropolitan area.
Red Soil is a melodic death metal and metalcore band from Villarreal in the Valencian Community, Spain, formed in 2018. The band delivers melodic aggression from the ceramics capital of eastern Spain.
Skopje melodic death metal and metalcore act formed in 2017, blending Scandinavian-influenced melodicism with modern breakdowns from North Macedonia's capital. Their dual approach bridges two powerful metal traditions.
Kyiv melodic death metal and metalcore act formed in 2019, blending Scandinavian-influenced melodicism with modern breakdowns from Ukraine's capital. Their dual approach bridges two powerful metal traditions.
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