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Heavy metal band from Kragujevac, Serbia, active since 2013. Named after the Conan the Barbarian concept, their approach delivers classic heavy metal from central Serbia.
Ride for Revenge is an experimental black metal band from Lappeenranta in southeastern Finland, active since 2017. The band pushes the boundaries of black metal with experimental approaches from the Karelian border region.
Ride the Sky is a power metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, formed in 2019. The band channels soaring, anthemic power metal with high-energy performances from Sweden's capital.
Epic heavy metal band from Eindhoven, the Netherlands, active since 2014. Their approach delivers grandiose, anthemic heavy metal from the Dynamo festival city.
Heavy metal and hard rock band from Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, fronted by vocalist Ig Red. Their 2019 album History was cited by Brazilian publications Metal Na Lata and Roadie Crew as one of the year's best releases, and the band has shared stages with Krisiun and Ratos de Porão.
Doom/death metal band from Novovoronezh, Russia, active since 2007. Nearly two decades of crushing doom-death from the nuclear power plant town in the Voronezh Oblast.
Death/thrash metal band from Dongen, the Netherlands, formed in 2022. Their approach merges death metal heaviness with thrash velocity from the North Brabant town.
Riel is a thrash/heavy metal duo from Villa Constitución, Santa Fe, formed by Mora (guitar and vocals) and Germán (drums). The band self-released the LP Riel LP in 2012, recorded at Pronoise, and followed it with En Viaje in 2014 on the Argentine label Quelonio Records and the UK label Cruel Nature Records.
Rienaus is a black metal band from Espoo/Helsinki, Finland, active since 2010. Named after the Finnish word for 'blasphemy,' the band delivers raw black metal from the Helsinki metropolitan area.
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