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Rauniot is a melodic black metal band from Tampere, Finland's major inland city, formed in 2024. Named after the Finnish word for 'ruins,' the band delivers melodic black metal from the industrial city between two lakes.
Industrial black metal/martial dark ambient project from Olsztyn, Poland, formed in 2022. Their German command name accompanies a blend of industrial black metal with martial ambient atmospherics from the Warmian capital.
Rautapiru is a Finnish black metal project active since 2010. Named from Finnish words meaning roughly 'iron circle,' the project channels raw Finnish black metal in the tradition of the country's deep extreme metal heritage.
Rautavaris is a black metal band from Lappeenranta in southeastern Finland near the Russian border, formed in 2020. The band delivers cold black metal from the Karelian border region.
Ravage is a heavy/speed metal band from Dorsten in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The band delivers high-velocity traditional metal fueled by speed metal intensity from the northern Ruhr area.
Thrash/groove metal band from Janowice, Poland, active since 2017. Their warlike name accompanies aggressive thrash-groove from the small Polish village.
Ravage Inc. is a thrash/death metal band from Oldenburg in Lower Saxony, Germany, active since 2004. The band channels aggressive thrash and death metal from the university city in Germany's northwest.
Ravage Machinery is a death/thrash metal band from Rovaniemi, the capital of Finnish Lapland, active since 2011 and evolving from earlier melodic death metal roots. The band delivers extreme metal from the Arctic Circle, one of the world's northernmost metal outposts.
Ravage Ritual is a metalcore/hardcore band from Seinäjoki in South Ostrobothnia, Finland, active since 2011. The band delivers heavy breakdowns and hardcore energy from the Ostrobothnian flatlands.
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