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Undercover Scumbag (2018)
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A Stare Bound in Stone (2018)
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Of Stone, Wind, & Pillor (Remastered) (2021)
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Road to Exile is a heavy metal band from Konstanz on Lake Constance in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, formed in 2016. The band delivers traditional heavy metal from the scenic border city where Germany, Switzerland, and Austria meet.
Road to Nowhere is a metalcore band from Niederwangen near Bern, Switzerland, formed in 2019. The band brings aggressive breakdowns and melodic passages to the Swiss metalcore scene.
Road to Ruin is a heavy metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, formed in 2016. The band delivers classic heavy metal with hard rock energy from Sweden's capital city.
Heavy metal band from Kraków, Poland, active since 2014. Their approach delivers classic heavy metal from Poland's cultural capital.
Roadkill XIII is a death/thrash metal band from Regensburg in Bavaria, Germany, active since 2004, having evolved from earlier groove/thrash roots into a heavier death-thrash direction. Over two decades of activity make them veterans of the Bavarian extreme metal scene.
Philadelphia's Roadkiller, formed in 2018, operate in the hard rock-adjacent territory of traditional heavy metal, leaning into the kind of swagger and groove that owes as much to the city's working-class grit as it does to classic NWOBHM and American metal forebears. Their sound sits comfortably between the bar and the arena without fully belonging to either.
Stoner/sludge metal band from Bucharest, Romania, active since 2013. Their road-kill-themed name accompanies over a decade of heavy, fuzz-drenched stoner sludge from the Romanian capital.
Traditional heavy metal band from Wiener Neustadt formed in 2011, Roadwolf play classic heavy metal rooted in Judas Priest, Saxon, UFO, and Dio, and are signed to Napalm Records. Their debut Unchain the Wolf (2021) and follow-up Midnight Lightning (2023) earned them festival slots at Wacken Open Air and shared stages with Enforcer, Skull Fist, and Night Demon.
Roah is a heavy metal and hard rock band from Paris, France, formed in 2020. The band delivers riff-driven heavy metal from the French capital.
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