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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Raate is a black metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2019. Named after the Battle of Raate Road from the Winter War, the band channels Finnish black metal steeped in national history.
Raw black metal project from Oostmalle, Belgium, formed by Sarmak — also of Lycanthropy's Spell — in 2004, with Rabe being the German word for raven. The project released a highly limited demo in 2005 before ending with the tragic death of founder Sarmak from heart failure in September of that year.
Rabea Massaad is a progressive metal solo artist from Brighton on the south coast of England, active since 2018. Known for his online presence and guitar work, Massaad delivers modern progressive metal from the seaside city.
Dutch black metal project launched in 2023, channeling raw darkness from the Netherlands. Their atmospheric aggression draws from the genre's most primal underground traditions.
Rabenmond is a melodic death and pagan metal band from Sonneberg in Thuringia, Germany, active since 1997 — one of the early German pagan metal acts. The band channels Germanic folk traditions through melodic death metal from the forested Thuringian borderlands.
Rabenvolk is a raw black metal project from Stockach in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, formed in 2018. The project delivers stripped-down, lo-fi black metal in the underground tradition from southern Germany's Lake Constance region.
Rabenwolf is a folk metal band from Hamburg, Germany, formed in 2018 and blending traditional folk elements with heavy metal instrumentation. The band brings a northern German perspective to the European folk metal tradition.
Bologna death metal act formed in 2014, delivering old-school brutality from the heart of Emilia-Romagna. Their punishing sound channels the tradition of classic death metal from one of Italy's most culturally rich cities.
Rabia Perez is a heavy metal band from Madrid, Spain, formed in 2019. Named with the Spanish word for 'rage,' the band delivers traditional heavy metal from the Spanish capital.
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