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Risen from Ecstasy is a black metal project from Bad Berleburg in the Wittgenstein district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, formed in 2020. The project channels black metal from the heavily forested Rothaar Mountains of eastern Westphalia.
Thrash/power metal band from Sunderland, England, active since 2010. Their long-running project blends thrash aggression with power metal's anthemic energy from the Wearside city.
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Riser is a heavy/thrash metal band from Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, formed in 2017. The band delivers aggressive heavy-thrash from the Baltic state's capital city.
Rising Core is a progressive metal band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2014. The band explores complex arrangements and technical musicianship from one of Spain's most active metal cities.
Deathcore band from São Paulo formed in 2012, debuting with a self-titled album on October 10, 2016. Their second full-length Years in the Darkness (2022) features Australian vocalist Ben Aston, and the band further expanded their catalog with the EP Tertius in 2025.
Rising Darkness is a death metal band from Linköping, Sweden, active since 2015. The band brings dark and aggressive death metal from the Östergötland region of Sweden.
Poltava thrash metal act formed in 2012, delivering aggressive speed from central Ukraine's historic city. Their sustained output speaks to thrash metal's enduring appeal in the Ukrainian underground.
Rising Down is a thrash/groove metal band from Hamburg, Germany, formed in 2014. The band fuses thrash speed with groove metal's rhythmic heaviness from Germany's premier port city.
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