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Reka

Moscow, RU · 2010–present · active
Sludge/post-metal band from Moscow, Russia, active since 2010. Their Russian name, meaning 'river,' channels fluid, expansive sludge and post-metal from the Russian capital.
Post-MetalSludge Metal

Reptile Mountain

Seinäjoki, FI · 2019–present · active
Reptile Mountain is a progressive post-metal/rock band from Seinäjoki in South Ostrobothnia, Finland, formed in 2019. The band explores expansive, atmospheric post-metal compositions from the Finnish flatlands.
Post-MetalProgressive Metal

Richard Graudenz

Jena, DE · 2016–present · active
Richard Graudenz is a progressive/post-metal solo project from Jena in Thuringia, Germany, active since 2016. The project explores atmospheric post-metal and progressive compositions from the university city on the Saale river.
Post-MetalProgressive Metal

Rise Above Dead

Milan, IT · 2010–present · active
Sludge/post-metal band from Milan, Italy, active since 2010. Their approach blends sludge metal's crushing heaviness with post-metal's atmospheric expansiveness from Italy's largest northern city.
Post-MetalSludge Metal

Roddone

Minsk, BY · 2013–present · active
Roddone is an experimental sludge band from Minsk, Belarus, blending industrial metal, dark ambient, post-metal, and hardcore elements since 2013. Their 2020 album Magnitude is a self-recorded and self-produced affair featuring members Anton Berezovskiy on guitar, Nick Baryskevich on bass and lyrics, and Anton Yeroma on ambient effects.
Post-MetalSludge Metal

Rolling Through the Universe

Portland, US · 2012–present · active
Portland's Rolling Through the Universe have been navigating the slow-burning overlap of doom, sludge, and post-metal since 2012. Their songs tend toward long-form structures where crushing low-end weight gradually gives way to atmospheric drift, rewarding listeners willing to sink into the undertow.
Doom MetalPost-MetalSludge Metal

Rongeur

Oslo, NO · 2014–present · active
Sludge/post-metal band from Oslo, Norway, active since 2014. Their approach blends sludge metal's crushing heaviness with post-metal's atmospheric expansiveness from the Norwegian capital.
Post-MetalSludge Metal

Rotlaust

Dublin, IE · 2020–present · active
Dublin act that evolved from ambient/post-metal origins into a heavier death metal and deathcore direction, reflecting a dramatic stylistic shift since 2020. Their transformation from atmospheric contemplation to punishing aggression traces a bold creative arc.
Death MetalDeathcorePost-Metal

Royal Graves

Orlando, FL, US · 2017–present · active
Orlando's Royal Graves fuse the brooding weight of doom and sludge with post-metal's cinematic expansiveness, crafting music that moves between crushing low-end heaviness and more spacious, emotionally textured passages. Formed in 2017, they're a thoughtful presence in Florida's heavier underground.
Doom MetalPost-MetalSludge Metal

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