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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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Black metal project from Terni in Umbria, Italy, formed in 2025. The project channels black metal from the central Italian industrial city.
Symphonic power metal band from Milan, Italy, active since 2016. Their approach layers orchestral grandeur over anthemic power metal from Italy's northern metropolis.
Dutch black metal project active since 2012. Their name, meaning 'raven song,' channels dark, atmospheric black metal.
Ravian is a symphonic power metal band from Moers in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, formed in 2012. Their releases Kinsmen From Afar and Foreshadowing deliver orchestral, epic power metal from the Lower Rhine region.
Ravine is a progressive thrash/death metal band from Freiberg in Saxony, Germany, active since 2013. The band merges the complexity of progressive metal with the aggression of thrash and death from the historic mining city of the Erzgebirge foothills.
Raving Mad is a power/thrash metal band from Västervik, Sweden, formed in 2017. The band blends the melodic sensibilities of power metal with thrash metal's aggressive edge, forging an energetic dual-genre attack.
Gothic/doom/death metal band from Rome, Italy, active since 2013. Their approach blends three dark metal genres into richly atmospheric music from the Eternal City.
Italian black metal project formed in 2025. The project delivers raw, hostile black metal.
Ravishing is a death/black metal band from Svendborg on the island of Funen in Denmark, active since 2011. The band delivers extreme metal from the scenic southern Danish coastal town.
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