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Actin' Up (2023)
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The Mountain Of Gold (2018)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Playlist: The Very Best of Corrosion of Conformity (2010)
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Rising Steel is a heavy metal band from Grenoble in the French Alps, formed in 2015. The band delivers powerful traditional heavy metal from the Alpine city.
Rising Storm is a power metal band from Neubrandenburg in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, formed in 2013. The band delivers epic power metal from the northeastern German lake district, one of the country's least densely populated regions.
Rising Sunset is a death metal band from the Bad Neustadt an der Saale/Oberstreu area in Lower Franconia, Bavaria, formed in 2016. The band channels death metal from the rural Rhön mountain region of northern Bavaria.
Melodic/symphonic death metal band from Saint Petersburg, Russia, formed in 2019. Their approach layers symphonic grandeur over melodic death metal from Russia's cultural capital.
Risoid System is a thrash/death metal band from Essen in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, active since 2011. The band delivers aggressive death-thrash from the former European Capital of Culture in the heart of the Ruhr.
Risperidonia is a death metal band from Lyon, France, formed in 2024. Named after the antipsychotic medication risperidone, the band delivers death metal from France's second-largest city.
Stoner metal band from Cardiff, Wales, formed in 2020. Their pharmaceutical-themed name accompanies hazy, riff-heavy stoner metal from the Welsh capital.
Ristridi is a melodic death/power/progressive metal band from Munich, Germany, formed in 2018. The band blends three strains of melodic and technical metal from Bavaria's capital city.
Formed in 2023 in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Risus21 occupies the moody intersection of progressive and gothic metal, building layered, atmospheric compositions that move between introspective darkness and technical ambition. Still early in their existence, the band's dual-genre footing suggests a project comfortable exploring emotional depth alongside musical complexity.
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