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Redox is a heavy/thrash metal band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2018. The band delivers aggressive heavy-thrash from the vibrant Catalan metal underground.
Heavy metal band from Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro, active since 2010 with influences drawn primarily from Megadeth. Their debut EP Innersight (2014) was recorded by Silvio Mazzei at Vintage Studios in Teresópolis and contains five tracks including "My Only Desire" and "Chainless Prison".
ReDraw is a five-piece thrash and groove metal band from Locarno, Switzerland, featuring members Zac on vocals, Mick and Peolo on guitars, Gandi on bass, and Zucca on drums. Their discography spans from the 2014 debut Death House through 2019's Pangea, with recordings done at Stairway Studio in Cimo under the Beergymnasts Records label.
RedRedRed is a stoner metal/rock band from Poitiers in western France, formed in 2018. The band channels heavy stoner grooves from the medieval university city of the Vienne department.
Death metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2021. Their approach delivers death metal from the Greek capital.
Redrum is a Danish death metal band formed in 2001, the name being 'murder' spelled backwards as famously used in The Shining. The band has maintained over two decades of death metal in the Danish underground.
Redrvm is a groove metal band from Malmö, Sweden, active since 2001. One of the longer-running acts in the Swedish groove metal scene, the band has been delivering heavy, rhythmic metal for over two decades.
Redshark is a heavy/speed/power metal band from Barcelona, Spain, active since 2013. The band channels the triple force of heavy, speed, and power metal from one of Europe's great metal cities.
Bath-based progressive metal act formed in 2017, exploring expansive arrangements and technical musicianship from England's southwest. Their compositional ambitions push beyond standard metal frameworks into intricate progressive territory.
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