Heavy metal band from Bucharest, Romania, formed in 2020. Their approach delivers traditional heavy metal from the Romanian capital.

R.U.S.T.X is the continuation of the Cypriot heavy metal band R.U.S.T., originally formed in Agioi Trimithias near Nicosia in 2003. Under the R.U.S.T.X name since 2015, their releases including Center of the Universe and Destiny Riders deliver a self-described 'never ending metal/rock fantasy' to a global audience.

Ra is a heavy metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2014. Named after the Egyptian sun god, the band delivers traditional heavy metal from the Finnish capital.

Rabia Perez is a heavy metal band from Madrid, Spain, formed in 2019. Named with the Spanish word for 'rage,' the band delivers traditional heavy metal from the Spanish capital.

Rabid Bitch of the North is a heavy metal band from Belfast, Northern Ireland, active since 2010. The band's provocative name belies serious, riff-driven heavy metal from the Northern Irish capital.

Race Against Time is a NWOBHM/heavy metal band from Nottingham, England, formed in 2014. The band channels the spirit of the original New Wave of British Heavy Metal from the East Midlands.

Radar is a NWOBHM/heavy metal and hard rock band from Leicester, England, formed in 2022. The band revives the classic NWOBHM sound from the East Midlands.

Radioactive Monkeys is a heavy/thrash metal band from Siero in Asturias, northern Spain, formed in 2014. The band brings energetic thrash to the mining and industrial region of the Cantabrian coast.

Radium is a NWOBHM/heavy metal band from Nottingham, England, active since 2007. Nearly two decades of classic-style British heavy metal make them one of the veteran NWOBHM revival acts.