R. Josef is a solo atmospheric sludge and post-black metal project from Leipzig, Germany, formed in 2019, with all music written and performed by a single musician. Their 2019 Panoptic EP was released on cassette via Bharal Tapes in a limited run of 66 handmade silkscreened copies, delivering four tracks of dense sludgy post-metal.

Raw and atmospheric black metal project from northern Italy launched in 2024, channeling the bleakness of the Italian alpine landscape through lo-fi production and haunting atmospherics. Their dual approach balances raw aggression with contemplative soundscapes.

Experimental/depressive black metal solo artist from Podolsk near Moscow, active since 2012. The project explores the intersection of experimental composition and depressive black metal's emotional extremes.

Black metal project from Dublin, Ireland, formed in 2024. Named after an aspect of the Egyptian god Horus, the project channels occult black metal from the Irish capital.

Raa Hoor Khuit is a collective from the Ingolstadt/Munich/Augsburg triangle in Bavaria, formed in 2019 and described as 'more than a band' — a project that transcends boundaries between black metal, dark avant-garde, and ritual soundscapes. Their releases including Rise of a New Aeon reflect Thelemic occult influences drawn from the name's Crowleyan origins.

Raakimus is a black metal and dungeon synth project from Finland, formed in 2023. The project merges raw black metal with the medieval atmospherics of dungeon synth.

Raamt is a blackened doom metal band from Pietarsaari (Jakobstad) on the west coast of Finland, formed in 2019. The band channels oppressive blackened doom from the bilingual Swedish-Finnish coastal town.

Raani is a black metal band from Oulu in northern Finland, formed in 2018. The band delivers cold, atmospheric black metal from one of Finland's northernmost major cities.

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.