Rising Glory is a heavy/power metal and hard rock band from Mönchengladbach in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, formed in 2025. The band brings classic heavy metal anthems and power metal energy to the Lower Rhine region.

Rising Hate is a melodic death metal band from Hof in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, formed in 2010. The band delivers melodic death metal from the Bavarian city near the Czech border, over a decade of activity establishing them in the Franconian scene.

Rising Nation was a death/thrash metal band from Eupen, Liège, Belgium, formed in 1990 and signed to Lowland Records. Vocalist Fred 'Doc' Paulus also edited the metal zine 'Final Holocaust', and after the band dissolved — partly due to a severe injury to bassist Axel 'Frosch' Bosch — surviving members went on to form Punished Earth.

Rising of Nadir is an atmospheric black metal band from Metz in Lorraine, northeastern France, active since 2016. The band delivers expansive, atmospheric black metal from the fortress city near the German border.

Hard rock/heavy metal band from Cagliari, Sardinia, formed in 2020. Their approach delivers classic heavy metal from the Sardinian capital.

Rising Steel is a heavy metal band from Grenoble in the French Alps, formed in 2015. The band delivers powerful traditional heavy metal from the Alpine city.

Rising Storm is a power metal band from Neubrandenburg in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, formed in 2013. The band delivers epic power metal from the northeastern German lake district, one of the country's least densely populated regions.

Rising Sunset is a death metal band from the Bad Neustadt an der Saale/Oberstreu area in Lower Franconia, Bavaria, formed in 2016. The band channels death metal from the rural Rhön mountain region of northern Bavaria.

Melodic/symphonic death metal band from Saint Petersburg, Russia, formed in 2019. Their approach layers symphonic grandeur over melodic death metal from Russia's cultural capital.