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Red Apollo

Dortmund, DE · 2011–present · active
Red Apollo is an atmospheric sludge and post-metal band from Dortmund, Germany, active since 2011 and released through Moment of Collapse Records. Their catalog spanning from 2012's Marche Funèbre through 2018's The Laurels of Serenity delivers dense layers of sludge, post-hardcore, and atmospheric black metal influences.
Post-MetalSludge Metal

Redemptus

Porto, PT · 2015–present · active
Sludge/post-metal band from the Porto/São João da Madeira area, Portugal, active since 2015. Their approach blends sludge metal's crushing heaviness with post-metal's atmospheric expansiveness.
Post-MetalSludge Metal

Redwood Hill

Copenhagen, DK · 2013–present · active
Redwood Hill is a five-piece post-black metal and sludge band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2013, drawing from 'a cold and depressive aesthetic expression with a lyrical universe revolving around the dark corners of the human mind.' Their extensive catalog from 2013's Descender through 2025's Ammonia balances powerful highs with enigmatic, haunting lows.
Black MetalPost-MetalSludge Metal

Reflex Machine

Columbus, OH, US · 2016–present · active
Columbus, Ohio's Reflex Machine have been bending sludge and post-metal through experimental and noise rock frameworks since 2016, creating music that resists easy categorization. Rooted in Columbus's notably adventurous underground, they pursue an abrasive, unsettled sound that values texture and dissonance as much as heaviness.
ExperimentalPost-MetalSludge Metal

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

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