Rough Justice was a crossover thrash/hardcore band from Aalst, Belgium, whose 1988 demo tape 'Pink Elephants in Yellow Trees' captured the raw energy of the Belgian underground HC/thrash scene of that decade. The band featured Koen Taeleman on vocals, Piet Marcoen on guitar, Manu Cambier on bass, and Joost Van Den Broeck on drums.

Rough Silk is a melodic heavy/power metal band from Hanover, Germany, formed in 2025. The band delivers polished, melodic power metal from the capital of Lower Saxony.

Ferrara crossover/thrash metal act formed in 2019, fusing aggressive riffing with hardcore punk energy from Emilia-Romagna. Their pit-ready approach channels the confrontational spirit of the crossover tradition.

Routahauta is a death metal band from Tampere, Finland, formed in 2025. Named combining the Finnish words for 'frost' and 'grave,' the project delivers death metal from Finland's third-largest city.

Routakehä is an alternative/thrash/heavy metal band from Laitila in southwestern Finland, formed in 2018. The band blends alternative metal accessibility with thrash and heavy metal from the Finnish countryside.

Routasydän is a melodic black metal band from Tampere, Finland, formed in 2025. Named 'Frost Heart' in Finnish, the project channels melodic black metal from the inland industrial city.

Routaterä is a Finnish black metal project formed in 2025. Named 'Frost Blade' in Finnish, the project represents the newest generation of Finnish black metal.

Route Nine is a progressive metal band from Örebro, Sweden, formed in 2022. The band delivers intricate progressive metal compositions from central Sweden's industrial heartland.

Greek band from Chalcis that evolved from nu-metal origins into stoner metal/rock territory since 2024. Their stylistic transformation reflects a shift toward heavier, riff-centered music.