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Infinite Terror (2024)
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With Fang and Claw (2025)
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Drowned in my Loneliness (2008)
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Raise Cain is a crossover thrash/groove metal band from Trelleborg, Sweden, formed in 2013. The band fuses thrash metal aggression with groove-laden riffs and crossover punk energy from Sweden's southernmost city.
Postojna progressive groove metal act formed in 2023, crafting ambitious compositions from the Karst region famous for its caves. Their cerebral approach blends technical complexity with heavy rhythmic power.
Ramshack is a melodic death/groove metal band from the Salo/Turku area in southwestern Finland, formed in 2022. The band blends melodic death metal hooks with groove metal weight.
Ran is an industrial groove/death metal band from London, England, formed in 2015. The band fuses mechanical industrial rhythms with groove and death metal from the UK capital.
Rapid Dominance is a progressive death/thrash/groove metal band from Silkeborg in central Jutland, Denmark, active since 2012. The band merges progressive complexity with death, thrash, and groove metal from the Danish lake district.
Thrash/groove metal band from Belgrade, Serbia, active since 2014. Their approach blends thrash velocity with groove metal's rhythmic punch from the Serbian capital.
Raspy Junker is a heavy/groove metal band from Paris, France, formed in 2016. The band channels heavy grooves from the French capital's metal underground.
Rattle of Bones is a death/groove metal band from Salamanca in Castile and León, Spain, formed in 2017. The band delivers heavy groove and death metal from the historic university city.
Raunchy is a melodic groove metal, metalcore, and industrial rock band from Copenhagen, Denmark, active since 2006. The band blends aggressive metal with electronic and alternative rock elements in a distinctly modern Danish approach.
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