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Reylobo is a melodic heavy metal band from Murcia in southeastern Spain, formed in 2016. The band delivers hook-driven melodic metal from the warm Mediterranean region of eastern Spain.
Rezet is a thrash metal band from Schleswig in northern Germany, formed in 2024. The band delivers high-energy thrash from the historic Viking-era town near the Danish border.
Thrash metal/metalcore band from Harwich, England, active since 2010. Their long-running project blends thrash velocity with metalcore's rhythmic dynamics from the Essex coast.
Groove/thrash metal band from Constanța on the Romanian Black Sea coast, active since 2011. Their long-running project blends groove metal with thrash from the major port city.
REZN are a Chicago heavy psych and doom metal band whose music stretches massive low-end riffs into dreamlike, saxophone-tinted atmosphere. Formed in 2016, the group developed around Rob McWilliams, Phil Cangelosi, Patrick Dunn, and Spencer Ouellette, building a sound that feels both crushing and vaporous. Their albums, including Let It Burn, Calm Black Water, Chaotic Divine, Solace, and Burden, move through stoner rock weight, doom repetition, psychedelic drift, and progressive textures without losing the physical pull of the riff. REZN fit metal scope directly through doom metal and metal-adjacent heavy psych. What makes them stand out is the way they let heaviness breathe. Guitars churn and bloom, bass lines move like undertow, drums keep the songs grounded, and synth or saxophone colors can make the music feel cosmic rather than simply bleak. The vocals often arrive as another layer of haze, adding melody without breaking the trance. REZN's appeal lies in immersion. They write songs that feel less like quick attacks than weather systems, slowly gathering pressure until the distortion, rhythm, and atmosphere become inseparable. Their best moments make doom feel wide, luminous, and strangely weightless despite the mass.
Traditional heavy metal band from São Paulo, formed in 2022, featuring guitarists Daniel Iasbeck and Rodrigo Flausino, vocalist Marcelo Saracino, bassist Ricardo Flausino, and drummer Lucas Emidio. Their debut self-titled album was released on April 29, 2022, through Black Lion Records (Sweden) and Classic Metal Records (Brazil), with the lead single 'Fallen Angel' drawing comparisons to Judas Priest and Dio.
Heavy metal band from Tiel, the Netherlands, formed in 2021. Their approach delivers traditional heavy metal from the Gelderland river town.
Power/heavy metal band from Caltanissetta, Sicily, active since 2015. Their blood-type name accompanies anthemic metal from the Sicilian interior.
NWOBHM/heavy metal band from Huddersfield, formed in 2025. Their approach channels the spirit of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal from the West Yorkshire town.
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