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Experimental black metal, noise, ambient, and grindcore project from Saint Petersburg, with roots dating to 1995. Three decades of genre-defying extreme music represent one of the most avant-garde acts in the Russian underground.
Rake is a black metal band from Kuopio in eastern Finland, active since 2001. Over two decades of black metal from the lakeland city make them veterans of the Finnish black metal underground.
Rome thrash metal and crossover act formed in 2016, fusing aggressive riffing with hardcore punk energy from Italy's capital. Their pit-ready approach channels the confrontational spirit of both genres.
Heavy metal band from Wrocław, Poland, formed in 2021. Their approach delivers traditional heavy metal from the Lower Silesian capital.
Rakete Ostkreuz is a Berlin-based instrumental sludge and stoner metal trio formed in 2022, combining 'a long-standing love for hard instrumental music and the Berlin railway station Ostkreuz.' Their 2022 debut Dunkles vom Fuzz is five tracks of fuzz-drenched instrumental doom conceived as a 'romantically nostalgic sound monument' to the ever-evolving train station.
Metalcore quartet from Liège, Belgium — Chaton on vocals, Jo on drums, Gauthier on guitar, and Reg on bass — Raklur draw from death metal and hardcore of the past fifteen years in equal measure. Their debut studio EP Sous Vide was released in November 2024, following their 2022 release Séquestration.
Epic black/doom/folk metal band from Obninsk, Russia, active since 2001. Nearly a quarter century of fantasy-inspired extreme metal blending black metal, doom, and folk elements from the Moscow Oblast science city.
Rakshas is a death/thrash metal and crossover band from Bristol in southwest England, formed in 2024. Named after the demons of Hindu mythology, the band channels aggressive extreme metal from the major West Country city.
Postojna progressive groove metal act formed in 2023, crafting ambitious compositions from the Karst region famous for its caves. Their cerebral approach blends technical complexity with heavy rhythmic power.
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