Race Against Time is a NWOBHM/heavy metal band from Nottingham, England, formed in 2014. The band channels the spirit of the original New Wave of British Heavy Metal from the East Midlands.

Races is a thrash metal band from Mainz, the Rhineland-Palatinate capital in Germany, active since 2011. The band delivers classic thrash metal energy from the Rhine-Main region's underground metal scene.

Black/death metal band from Porto, Portugal, formed in 2021. Their approach merges black and death metal from Portugal's northern capital.

Rad is a hardcore/crossover band from Brighton on the south coast of England, active since 2008. Over a decade and a half of crossover energy from the alternative music stronghold of Brighton.

Rad Machine is a stoner metal band from Fère-en-Tardenois in the Aisne department of northern France, formed in 2024. The band channels heavy, fuzz-laden stoner metal from the Picardy countryside.

Radar is a NWOBHM/heavy metal and hard rock band from Leicester, England, formed in 2022. The band revives the classic NWOBHM sound from the East Midlands.

Black metal/dungeon synth project from Poland, formed in 2025. Named after the Slavic god of hospitality and fire, the project oscillates between black metal and atmospheric dungeon synth.

Nijmegen black metal and crust act formed in 2023, fusing extreme metal intensity with D-beat punk energy from the Netherlands' oldest city. Their hybrid approach channels the confrontational spirit of both traditions.

Rademassaker is a death metal project from Stuttgart, Germany, founded in 2002 by brothers Jan and Felix Rademaker before continuing as a solo project with drum machines after Felix's departure. Their catalog of releases — Satanic Zombie Hordes, Primitive Death Attack, and Tormented in Gore among them — channels lo-fi gore and satanic themes before the project was laid to rest in 2008.