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Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
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Obnoxious Demos (2014)
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Mentally Murdered (2019)
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Ranger is a speed metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2012. The band channels the raw velocity and energy of early 1980s speed metal from the Finnish capital.
Rapid is a black/speed metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2024. The band channels the raw intensity of early black and speed metal from the Finnish capital.
Rapid Terrör is a speed metal band from Ljungskile, Sweden, active since 2015. Self-described purveyors of speed metal, their demos have been reissued as 7" vinyl records through To The Death Records, including releases titled 'Speed Metal Bastard' and 'Faster Master.'
Thrash/speed metal band from Dobryanka, a small city in Russia's Perm region, formed in 2023. Their approach delivers high-velocity thrash from the Ural foothills.
Rattled Ace is a heavy/speed metal band from Mikkeli in eastern Finland, formed in 2015. The band channels classic heavy and speed metal from the Savo lakeland region.
Ravage is a heavy/speed metal band from Dorsten in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The band delivers high-velocity traditional metal fueled by speed metal intensity from the northern Ruhr area.
Speed/thrash metal band from Monza, Italy, active since 2018. Their approach combines speed metal's velocity with thrash aggression from the city north of Milan.
Rawride is a speed/thrash metal band from Värnamo, Sweden, active since 2010. Their self-titled release features fast-paced, aggressive thrash metal built for moshing, offered as a free download.
Raze is a speed/thrash metal and punk band from Berlin, Germany, active since 2006. The band fuses the velocity of speed and thrash metal with punk's raw directness from the German capital's diverse underground.
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