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Raven is a funeral doom metal band from Mellunmäki in eastern Helsinki, Finland, active since 2010. The band delivers glacially slow, crushing funeral doom from the Finnish capital's suburban eastern districts.
Raven Axe was a black/speed metal and punk band from Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico, formed in 2016 and active until 2021. The band released a self-titled demo in 2017 and the EP "Raw Lust" in 2018 on Sade Records.
Melodic death metal/metalcore band from Cassano d'Adda near Milan, formed in 2020. Their approach bridges melodic death metal with modern metalcore from the Lombardy countryside.
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.
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