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Symphonic metal band from Rio de Janeiro, founded in 2008 by vocalist Bruna Rocha and guitarist Thiago Contrera, who remain the only original members in the current lineup alongside guitarist Themys Barros, bassist Diego Pirozzi, and drummer Nacife Jr. The band released the EP Synergy Through the Ashes in 2009, the album Cymatics in 2012, the EP Inner Dark in 2020, and the full-length Dark Dogma Embrace in 2025 through Italian label Wormholedeath.
Symphonic/gothic metal band from Bologna, Italy, active since 2012. Their approach layers symphonic grandeur over gothic metal's dark romanticism from the Emilia-Romagna capital.
Revenite is a melodic heavy metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2015. The band delivers hook-driven, melodic heavy metal from the Scandinavian capital.
Thrash metal band from Rome, Italy, active since 2009. Their long-running project delivers classic thrash aggression from the Italian capital.
Reverence is a black metal band from Trélazé near Angers in the Loire Valley, France, active since 2005 and having evolved from raw black metal into industrial/experimental territory. Two decades of activity and stylistic evolution make them one of the more adventurous acts in the French black metal scene.
Reverence Lost is a metalcore band from Göttingen in Lower Saxony, Germany, formed in 2012. The band delivers heavy breakdowns and melodic hooks from the renowned university city in central Germany.
Thrash-tinged heavy metal from San Antonio.
Reverend Bizarre is a doom metal band from Lohja in southern Finland, with renewed activity from 2022. The band delivers crushing, traditional doom metal from the Finnish lake country southwest of Helsinki.
Heavy metal/hard rock band from Essex, England, formed in 2021. Their approach delivers classic heavy metal and hard rock from the county east of London.
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