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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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Heavy metal/hard rock band from Lecce in Italy's Puglia region, active since 2017. Their approach delivers classic heavy metal from the baroque city of the Salento.
Rayz is a deathcore/death metal band from Fuenlabrada near Madrid, Spain, formed in 2021. The band delivers punishing breakdowns and extreme vocals from Madrid's southern metropolitan area.
Death metal/hardcore band with flamenco influences from Genoa, Italy, with roots dating to 2004. Their Spanish name, meaning 'race of hatred,' accompanies two decades of genre-bending extreme metal that incorporates Iberian musical elements.
Raza Odiada is a heavy metal band from González Catán, Buenos Aires, Argentina with a prolific output spanning over two decades, including the albums "Cementerio de Mujeres" (2004), "Igual Que Ayer" (2005), "Aca No Se Rinde Nadie" (2019), and "Heavy Metal Circus" (2024). The band's core songwriting has been driven by guitarists Abraham Morales Acosta and vocalist Alberto Escalante Gonzales.
Razak is a melodic black/death metal band from Madrid, Spain, formed in 2020. The band weaves melody into extreme metal from the Spanish capital's diverse underground scene.
Thrash metal/crossover band from Tomsk, Russia, active since 2014. Their Russian-styled name accompanies aggressive thrash from the Siberian university city.
Raze is a speed/thrash metal and punk band from Berlin, Germany, active since 2006. The band fuses the velocity of speed and thrash metal with punk's raw directness from the German capital's diverse underground.
Raze the Void is a progressive/melodic death metal band from Essex, England, active since 2016. The band merges progressive complexity with melodic death metal from east of London.
Thrash metal band from Tilburg, the Netherlands, active since 2014. Their approach delivers thrash aggression from the North Brabant city that hosts Roadburn festival.
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