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Riptyde is a speed metal band from Frankfurt, Germany, formed in 2020. The band delivers high-velocity traditional speed metal from one of Germany's major financial and cultural centers.
Crossover/punk band from Rovigo in the Veneto, formed in 2023. Their Italian name, meaning 'repudiation,' accompanies punk-inflected crossover from the Po Delta town.
Death/thrash metal band from Athens, Greece, active since 2013. Their approach merges death metal's heaviness with thrash metal's velocity from the Greek capital.
Sludge/post-metal band from Milan, Italy, active since 2010. Their approach blends sludge metal's crushing heaviness with post-metal's atmospheric expansiveness from Italy's largest northern city.
Chicago's Rise Against have spent over two decades as punk rock's most commercially successful and politically engaged act of the 21st century, with Tim McIlrath's impassioned vocals and the band's blistering melodic hardcore fueling anthems of social justice and personal conviction. Albums like 'The Sufferer & the Witness' and 'Appeal to Reason' achieved multi-platinum success while maintaining the band's punk credibility and DIY ethos. Their commitment to activism on issues from animal rights to environmentalism, paired with arena-filling melodic punk, makes Rise Against a rare band that has scaled mainstream heights without abandoning their principles.
Rise and Shine is a doom metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, formed around 2000. One of the elder statesmen of the Swedish doom scene, the band has been crafting heavy, slow-burning compositions for over two decades.
Windsor, Colorado's Rise as Legends have been developing their brand of melodic death metal since 2015, weaving intricate lead work and soaring song structures into the brutality the genre demands. The band brings a distinctly American perspective to a Scandinavian-rooted style, balancing aggressive riffing with melodic hooks that reward repeated listens.
Rise in Rage is a groove and melodic death metal band from Minsk, Belarus, active since 2011 and committed to delivering high-quality metal both on stage and in the studio. Their releases include the 2014 album Серая кровь and the 2020 single Крылы, with all proceeds from the latter donated to a Belarusian foundation assisting repressed individuals and their families.
Brutal death metal and deathcore band from Bridgwater, Somerset, active since 2013. Their approach combines slam brutality with deathcore's devastating breakdowns.
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