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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.
Ragnor is a black metal band from Tarragona in Catalonia, Spain, formed in 2017. The band channels atmospheric black metal from the ancient Roman port city on the Mediterranean coast.
Symphonic black/death metal project from Hungary, formed in 2021. Their approach layers orchestral grandeur over extreme metal ferocity.
Rahko is a groove metal band from Turku, Finland's former capital, formed in 2019. The band delivers rhythmic groove metal from the coastal city in southwestern Finland.
Rahnieda is an epic doom metal band from Minsk, Belarus, formed in 2014, taking its name from Rahnieda of Polotsk (962–1002), a princess of Rus' whose story anchors the band's historically themed lyrical direction. The band operates as an independent act, weaving Belarusian historical identity into a slow, monumental doom sound.
Rahu is a Finnish black metal band formed in 2012. Named after the shadow entity in Hindu mythology responsible for eclipses, the project channels dark, atmospheric black metal.
Raid is a heavy metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, formed in 2013. The band plays hard-hitting traditional heavy metal drawing from the rich heritage of the Swedish metal scene.
Raid Crew is a self-described old-school thrash metal band from Pfarrkirchen in Lower Bavaria, Germany, formed in 2016. Their releases including the album Slaughternation combine catchy melodies with critical themes and intense instrumentation in the tradition of classic Bay Area thrash.
Raiden is a metalcore/death metal band from Essex, England, formed in 2015. The band fuses metalcore dynamics with death metal aggression from the county northeast of London.
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