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Where Fear And Weapons Meet (2021)
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AMENRA “De zotte morgen” (written by Zjef Vanuytsel) (2020)
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Featured Doom Metal Album
With Fang and Claw (2025)
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Red Season is a Finnish groove/thrash metal band formed in 2015. The band merges groove metal weight with thrash velocity from the Finnish underground.
Belfast groove metal quintet formed in 2010, described as a stripped-down, black-shirted reaction to heavy music's gimmickry and mediocrity. Their EPs 'Devour' and 'Nausea' explored dark tales of war, dystopia, and science fiction before the band's eventual dissolution.
Redeemed in Pain is a thrash/death/groove metal band from Sömmerda in Thuringia, Germany, formed in 2015. The band blends three strains of aggressive metal from the central German state known for its medieval history.
Redestruction is a groove/thrash metal and hard rock band from Hamburg, Germany, formed in 2017. The band merges heavy grooves with thrash energy and hard rock swagger from Germany's premier port city.
Redneck Rampage is a southern/groove metal band from Räpina in southeastern Estonia, formed in 2013. Named after the 1990s video game, the band brings southern-fried groove metal to the unlikely setting of rural Estonia near the Russian border.
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.
Groove/sludge metal band from the Gjøvik/Hamar area in Norway's Innlandet county, active since 2017. Their arboreal name accompanies heavy, rhythmically driven extreme metal from the Norwegian interior.
Progressive/groove metal band from Yekaterinburg, Russia, active since 2017. Their approach blends progressive complexity with groove metal's rhythmic drive from the Ural capital.
Groove metal/metalcore band from Cegléd, Hungary, active since 2011. Their long-running project blends groove metal's rhythmic punch with metalcore's dynamic breakdowns.
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