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Irrational Pull (Deluxe) (2020)
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Rarities 1991 - 2001 (2024)
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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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Raven God is a black metal band from Cardiff, the capital of Wales, formed in 2020. The band channels atmospheric black metal from the Welsh capital.
Gothic metal band from Leiria, Portugal, active since 2018. Their approach delivers dark atmospheric gothic metal from the central Portuguese city.
Raven Throne is an atmospheric black metal project from Polatsk, Belarus, active since 2004, drawing inspiration from themes of non-being, eternal winter, and the abyss. With over 16 releases featuring titles in Belarusian, the project has built an extensive catalog of cold, contemplative black metal rooted in Eastern European pagan tradition.
Ankara black/death metal act formed in 2020, merging atmospheric intensity with guttural extremity from Turkey's capital. Their fusion channels the darkest impulses of both genres.
Ravenage is a folk/melodic death metal band from Kingston upon Hull in East Yorkshire, England, formed in 2015. The band weaves folk elements into melodic death metal from the Humber estuary.
Bratislava act that evolved from black/death metal origins into a technical death metal direction, active since 1999 and representing one of Slovakia's longest-running extreme metal presences. Their quarter-century of evolution speaks to restless creative ambition.
Black metal project from Corfu, Greece, formed in 2023. The project channels hostile black metal from the Ionian island.
Ravenblack is a gothic/heavy metal band from Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, formed in 2016. The project merges the dark atmospherics of gothic metal with heavy metal drive from western Germany's wine country.
Ravenblood is a melodic death metal band from Cornellà de Llobregat near Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain, active since 2013, having evolved from earlier epic folk/death metal roots. The band's progression toward melodic death metal reflects a streamlining of their diverse influences.
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