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Raider is a NWOBHM/heavy metal band from Grimsby in Lincolnshire, England, formed in 2018. The band channels the classic New Wave of British Heavy Metal sound from the Humber estuary fishing port.
Raidon is a heavy/thrash metal band from Peterborough in Cambridgeshire, England, formed in 2014. The band delivers heavy-thrash from the cathedral city in the East of England.
Raidshelter is a progressive metal band from Munich, Germany, formed in 2023. The project explores complex song structures and technical musicianship within the framework of modern progressive metal.
Black metal project from Saint Petersburg, Russia, formed in 2020. The project channels hostile black metal from Russia's cultural capital.
Raijin is a heavy metal and hard rock band from Viña del Mar, Chile, formed in 2015 as a one-man project by guitarist and vocalist F. Steele before expanding into a four-piece lineup. The band released their debut EP "Wildpath" in 2015 on Electric Eyes Records and have continued releasing singles and EPs drawing on heavy metal and speed metal traditions.
Raiken is a melodic death and thrash metal band from Brasília active since at least 2019, with a lineup of Ricardo Leite on bass and vocals, Cristiano Marques and Leonardo Pacheco on guitars, and Daniel Neves on drums. Their five-track EP Shattered Shield, released on March 20, 2026, moves across melodic death metal, thrash, and epic heavy metal and was independently produced by the band.
Railgun is a heavy metal and hard rock band from Vitoria-Gasteiz, the capital of the Basque Country in Spain, formed in 2016. The band delivers classic heavy metal from the cultural center of the Basque autonomous community.
Raimond is a heavy metal and hard rock band from Hranice in the Czech Republic, formed in 2019. The band delivers classic-leaning heavy metal with hard rock influences from the Olomouc region of Moravia.
Raimund Burke is a Hamburg-based heavy metal solo artist active since 2008. The project delivers traditional heavy metal from Germany's second-largest city, contributing to Hamburg's longstanding metal heritage.
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