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Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Levice act that evolved from power/speed metal origins into a hard rock/heavy metal direction, reflecting a creative trajectory that moved toward more accessible sonic frameworks. Their stylistic transformation demonstrates the breadth of artistic ambition within Slovakia's underground.
Phoenix's Reckless Abandon began in 2015 with their roots in power and thrash metal before evolving toward a more classic heavy metal and hard rock sound over time — a trajectory that mirrors the arc of many American metal bands navigating genre identity over a decade. Their catalog shows a band unafraid to shift toward the anthemic and melodic while keeping their edge.
Recklezz is a heavy/power metal band from Hamburg, Germany, formed in 2021. The band delivers melodic power and heavy metal from one of Germany's most prolific metal cities.
Kansas City's Red Raven have been shaping melodic, progressive power metal since 2016, blending the anthemic grandeur of power metal with the structural ambition of progressive metal. They bring a Midwest earnestness to a genre that sometimes disappears into its own excess, grounding the epic in something direct and emotional.
Red Wine is a heavy/power metal band from Santo Domingo de la Calzada and Logroño in La Rioja, Spain, active since 2013. Fittingly based in Spain's premier wine region, the band delivers classic heavy and power metal.
Redemptor is a thrash/power metal band from Avilés in Asturias, northern Spain, active since 2011. The band channels the twin forces of thrash aggression and power metal melody from the Asturian industrial coast.
Redkey is a power metal band from Wolfsburg in Lower Saxony, Germany, formed in 2022. The band delivers melodic power metal from the automotive city best known as the home of Volkswagen.
Redshark is a heavy/speed/power metal band from Barcelona, Spain, active since 2013. The band channels the triple force of heavy, speed, and power metal from one of Europe's great metal cities.
Refallen is a symphonic power metal band from Pohjanmaa (Ostrobothnia), Finland, formed in 2019. The band delivers orchestral power metal from the western Finnish coastal region.
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