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Slaughter & Apparatus - A Methodical Overture (2023)
Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
With Oden On Our Side (2015)
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Featured Death Metal Album
Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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Reforger is a heavy metal band from Krefeld in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, formed in 2025. Named after the Cold War NATO military exercises, the band is one of Germany's newest traditional heavy metal acts.
Refrain is a heavy metal band from Kuopio in eastern Finland, active since 2007. Nearly two decades of traditional heavy metal from the Savo lakeland region make them veterans of the Finnish scene.
Heavy metal band from Patras, Greece, formed in 2023. Their approach delivers traditional heavy metal from the Peloponnesian port city.
Regen is a heavy metal and hard rock band from Lanškroun in the Pardubice Region of eastern Bohemia, Czech Republic, formed in 2021. The band delivers classic-leaning heavy metal and hard rock from the smaller Czech cities.
Regresión is a heavy metal band from L'Hospitalet de Llobregat near Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain, active since 2007. The band delivers traditional heavy metal from the Barcelona metropolitan area, nearly two decades into their career.
Heavy metal band from Aprilia near Rome, Italy, active since 2014. Their approach delivers traditional heavy metal from the Lazio region.
Heavy/groove metal and hard rock band from The Hague, the Netherlands, active since 2017. Their approach combines heavy metal with groove metal's rhythmic drive.
Reinforcer is a heavy/power metal band from Paderborn in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, formed in 2018. The band channels classic European power metal energy from the Westphalian city known for its cathedral and Carolingian history.
Rekoma is a melodic gothic/heavy metal band from the Raahe/Oulu area in northern Finland, formed in 2017. The band merges gothic atmospherics with melodic heavy metal from the Bothnian coast.
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