Rankkuri is a thrash/black metal and punk band from Helsinki, Finland, active since 2011. The band fuses thrash and black metal with punk aggression from the Finnish capital's crossover underground.

Ranzau is a raw black metal project from Germany, formed in 2024 and committed to the lo-fi, unpolished aesthetic of underground black metal. The project strips the genre to its most primitive and abrasive essentials.

Raphus Cucullatus Holocaust is a raw black metal, punk, and D-beat project from southern Germany, formed in 2020. Named after the scientific name of the dodo bird, the project combines the aggression of raw black metal with the propulsive energy of D-beat and punk.

Rapid is a black/speed metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2024. The band channels the raw intensity of early black and speed metal from the Finnish capital.

Black/death/thrash metal band from Sanok in southeastern Poland, formed in 2025. Their triple-genre approach delivers unrelenting extreme metal from the Bieszczady Mountains foothills.

Post-black metal/hardcore project from Yekaterinburg, Russia, formed in 2022. Their French-named project blends post-black metal with hardcore energy from the Ural capital.

Raptvre is a Cologne-based black/death metal duo formed in February 2018 by Kirill Gromada (also of Ayahuasca and Pripjat) and Stefan Braunschmidt of Shitshifter and Nvrvd. Self-described as 'the ugly yet ambitious love child' of its founders, the project explores the abyssal depths of black, death, and progressive metal with a dissonant and abrasive twist.

Rarach is a Czech black metal project formed in 2019, named after a demon from Slavic mythology. The project channels dark, occult-themed black metal drawing from the rich tradition of Czech and Central European extreme metal.

Black metal project from Oryol, Russia, formed in 2024. The project channels black metal from the central Russian city.