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Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Runelord is a heavy/power metal band from Sweden, active since 2018. The band channels epic power metal themes with heavy metal muscle, drawing from the tradition of grand Scandinavian metal storytelling.
Swedish death/doom metal institution founded by Nicklas 'Terror' Rudolfsson in 1990, whose fourteen albums spanning over three decades channel the crushing weight of Bathory, Celtic Frost, and Candlemass through a death/doom lens. Originally formed as Desiderius, they reformed in 2017 and have continued as Rudolfsson's singular creative vision.
Heavy metal band from Edinburgh, Scotland, active since 2015. Their Norse-themed name accompanies traditional heavy metal from the Scottish capital.
Runepath is a folk/black metal band from Santiago, Chile, active since at least 2007 and self-described as playing "Blackened Folk Metal" and "Music from the end of the world." The band has released several demos and singles, including Ravens in the Fog (2008), Ravenheart (2010), and singles in 2018 and 2020.
Frigid Melodic Death / Black Metal from Dallas.
Epic Progressive / Power Metal from Austin.
Rungholt is a black metal project from Wilhelmshaven on the North Sea coast of Lower Saxony, Germany, formed in 2023. Named after the legendary medieval Frisian settlement swallowed by a storm surge, the project channels the maritime darkness of the German North Sea coast.
Runkel is a black metal project from Wiesbaden, the Hessian state capital in Germany, formed in 2019. The project delivers atmospheric black metal from the spa city on the Rhine.
Runner is a heavy metal and hard rock band from the Marburg/Giessen area in Hesse, Germany, formed in 2014. The band delivers classic-leaning heavy metal and hard rock from the central Hessian university corridor.
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