Ricard Methadone is a sludge metal/hardcore band from Clermont-Ferrand in the Auvergne region of central France, formed in 2024. Named with characteristically French irreverence, the band channels aggressive sludge from the volcanic Massif Central.

Industrial/technical death metal and djent solo artist from Rome, Italy, active since 2019. The project blends industrial textures with technically demanding death metal and modern djent rhythmic precision.

Progressive metal solo artist from Darlington, England, active since 2020. The project delivers technically ambitious progressive compositions.

Richard Graudenz is a progressive/post-metal solo project from Jena in Thuringia, Germany, active since 2016. The project explores atmospheric post-metal and progressive compositions from the university city on the Saale river.

Cavan thrash metal act formed in 2018, named after Shakespeare's infamous monarch and bringing aggressive riffing from Ireland's rural heartland. Their high-energy approach channels classic thrash from an unlikely setting.

Black/death/thrash metal quartet from Waidhofen an der Ybbs in Lower Austria, founded in 2009 and radically overhauled in 2015. Their debut full-length concept album Ascheland (2018, Studio Hundert), depicts the total downfall of humanity across its runtime, following an early 2012 demo recorded in Vienna.

Ricin is a thrash metal band from Oulu in northern Finland, formed in 2017. Named after the deadly biological toxin, the band delivers fast, aggressive thrash from the Bothnian coast.

Ricky Diamond is a southern/stoner metal and rock project from Torrevieja on the Costa Blanca in Alicante province, Spain, formed in 2017. The project channels sun-scorched southern rock and stoner metal from the Mediterranean coast.

Rictus Grin is a heavy metal and hard rock band from Savonlinna in eastern Finland, formed in 2017. The band delivers classic metal from the picturesque Saimaa lake district city known for its medieval castle.