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Rabid Bitch of the North is a heavy metal band from Belfast, Northern Ireland, active since 2010. The band's provocative name belies serious, riff-driven heavy metal from the Northern Irish capital.
Abruzzo act from Atessa that evolved from grind 'n' roll origins into a death 'n' roll, sludge, and stoner metal hybrid since 2011. Their stylistic evolution reflects a band constantly discovering new ways to channel aggression through groove-laden heaviness.
Rabies Caste were an Israeli sludge and noise rock band from Tel Aviv, active from 1995 to 2003, operating at the intersection of slow, abrasive sludge metal and confrontational noise rock. Formed from the remnants of the bands To Kill Mother and Cradlenoise, the trio released albums including Let the Soul Out and Cut the Vein and For the Vomiting Tractor Drivers, earning underground recognition for their unrelenting heaviness and willingness to push sonic extremity beyond genre comfort zones.
Rabujos is a grindcore band from Recife, Pernambuco, founded in 1994, making them one of the longest-running acts in the Brazilian grindcore underground. Their catalog includes the 2004 CD Contra Tudo e Contra Todos, the 2015 album Quatro Mil Corpos on Mold Dominion, and the 2017 album Desconforto, alongside numerous splits, including the 2007 five-way split Sinfonia da Desgraça.
Race Against Time is a NWOBHM/heavy metal band from Nottingham, England, formed in 2014. The band channels the spirit of the original New Wave of British Heavy Metal from the East Midlands.
Races is a thrash metal band from Mainz, the Rhineland-Palatinate capital in Germany, active since 2011. The band delivers classic thrash metal energy from the Rhine-Main region's underground metal scene.
Rache is a Brazilian black/death metal project formed in 2017, operating under the Acta Non Verba Rex label. Their 2019 demo Vril's Soldiers was later compiled alongside a 2020 rehearsal recording on the 2021 release Teutonic Soldiers of the Vril.
Black/death metal band from Porto, Portugal, formed in 2021. Their approach merges black and death metal from Portugal's northern capital.
Rad is a hardcore/crossover band from Brighton on the south coast of England, active since 2008. Over a decade and a half of crossover energy from the alternative music stronghold of Brighton.
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