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AntiFragile (2025)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Serpent & Spirit (2021)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Abruzzo act from Atessa that evolved from grind 'n' roll origins into a death 'n' roll, sludge, and stoner metal hybrid since 2011. Their stylistic evolution reflects a band constantly discovering new ways to channel aggression through groove-laden heaviness.
Rad Machine is a stoner metal band from Fère-en-Tardenois in the Aisne department of northern France, formed in 2024. The band channels heavy, fuzz-laden stoner metal from the Picardy countryside.
Raglefant is a sludge/doom/stoner metal band from Zarautz on the Basque coast of Spain, formed in 2018. The band delivers heavy, fuzz-laden doom and sludge from the Cantabrian surf town in the Basque Country.
Milan sludge and stoner metal act formed in 2018, delivering crushing heaviness and fuzz-drenched riffs from Italy's economic capital. Their downtempo approach channels the oppressive weight central to the sludge tradition.
Rakete Ostkreuz is a Berlin-based instrumental sludge and stoner metal trio formed in 2022, combining 'a long-standing love for hard instrumental music and the Berlin railway station Ostkreuz.' Their 2022 debut Dunkles vom Fuzz is five tracks of fuzz-drenched instrumental doom conceived as a 'romantically nostalgic sound monument' to the ever-evolving train station.
Ranch Destroyer is a sludge and stoner metal band from Minsk, Belarus, formed in 2018, blending southern metal heaviness with occult and fantasy themes alongside flashes of social commentary. The band self-releases their music independently through Bandcamp, operating in the Belarusian underground metal scene.
Rats is a sludge/stoner metal band from Kingston upon Hull in East Yorkshire, England, active since 2010. Over a decade of heavy sludge from the Humber estuary port city.
Rauna is a black/stoner/doom metal band from Finland, active since 2016. The project combines the unusual fusion of black metal atmosphere with stoner and doom metal heaviness.
Ravn is a pagan/stoner metal and rock band from Alençon in Normandy, France, formed in 2020. Named from the Old Norse word for 'raven,' the band blends pagan themes with stoner metal heaviness.
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