Ravage Machinery is a death/thrash metal band from Rovaniemi, the capital of Finnish Lapland, active since 2011 and evolving from earlier melodic death metal roots. The band delivers extreme metal from the Arctic Circle, one of the world's northernmost metal outposts.

Melodic death metal/metalcore band from Cassano d'Adda near Milan, formed in 2020. Their approach bridges melodic death metal with modern metalcore from the Lombardy countryside.

Ravenage is a folk/melodic death metal band from Kingston upon Hull in East Yorkshire, England, formed in 2015. The band weaves folk elements into melodic death metal from the Humber estuary.

Ravenblood is a melodic death metal band from Cornellà de Llobregat near Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain, active since 2013, having evolved from earlier epic folk/death metal roots. The band's progression toward melodic death metal reflects a streamlining of their diverse influences.

Ravenpath is a melodic death metal band from Zwickau in Saxony, Germany, formed in 2015, having evolved from earlier symphonic death/black metal roots into a more melodic death metal approach. The band's stylistic progression reflects a refining of their sound within the eastern German metal underground.

RawMoor is a melodic death/symphonic black metal project from Finland, formed in 2024. The project merges melodic death metal hooks with symphonic black metal atmosphere.

Raze the Void is a progressive/melodic death metal band from Essex, England, active since 2016. The band merges progressive complexity with melodic death metal from east of London.

Re-Armed is a symphonic/melodic death metal band from Kerava near Helsinki, Finland, having evolved from earlier death/thrash metal roots. The band's progression toward more melodic and symphonic territory reflects their maturing sound.

Re:Creation is a melodic death metal band from Booischot, Belgium, operating in the tradition of Gothenburg-influenced European death metal with an added layer of melodic heaviness. The band has maintained a low-profile underground presence within the Belgian death metal scene.