Metalcore/death metal band from Zeebrugge, Belgium, formed in 2005 as part of the H8000 hardcore scene. The band released their album In the Face of Suffering in June 2010, blending the physicality of Belgian hardcore with death metal heaviness.

Ragen is a metalcore band from France, formed in 2024. The band delivers heavy breakdowns and melodic passages from the French underground.

Raiden is a metalcore/death metal band from Essex, England, formed in 2015. The band fuses metalcore dynamics with death metal aggression from the county northeast of London.

Rain Is Art is a melodic groove metal and metalcore band from Viveiro in Galicia, northwestern Spain, active since 2011. The band blends melodic hooks with groove metal weight from the Atlantic coast of Spain.

Metalcore quartet from Liège, Belgium — Chaton on vocals, Jo on drums, Gauthier on guitar, and Reg on bass — Raklur draw from death metal and hardcore of the past fifteen years in equal measure. Their debut studio EP Sous Vide was released in November 2024, following their 2022 release Séquestration.

Gothic metal and metalcore band from Athens, Greece, active since 2008. Their long-running project blends gothic atmosphere with metalcore's dynamic intensity.

Experimental/death metal/metalcore band from Rzeszów, Poland, active since 2013. Their approach pushes extreme metal into experimental territory from the southeastern Polish 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.

Ravage Ritual is a metalcore/hardcore band from Seinäjoki in South Ostrobothnia, Finland, active since 2011. The band delivers heavy breakdowns and hardcore energy from the Ostrobothnian flatlands.