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Heterodoxa is a thrash/death metal and crossover band from Junín de los Andes, Neuquén, formed in 2015 by members known as Mati, Bruno, Jano, and Tincho. The band released a self-titled debut in February 2015 and followed it with the EP "La Tierra Esta en Crisis" in April 2019, both independently released.
Progressive thrash/death metal band from Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina, originally formed as OrioN in 2007. Their conceptually linked albums Human At Sight and Monster At Heart explore the human condition through complex, thematically ambitious progressive death metal across nearly an hour of material each.
Death metal outfit from Liverpool, active since 2020. Their compositions deliver crushing brutality from one of England's most musically storied cities.
Hevnoraak is a Brazilian doom/death metal project formed in 2019. Their debut release Sinking Into Nothingness, issued on February 8, 2019, comprises three tracks — "Tangible Existence," "A Fair Death," and "Ensnared Aura (An Ode to Emptiness)" — establishing a slow, oppressive sound rooted in atmosphere and weight. A cassette edition of the release was pressed by Final Hours of Christ Productions in 2022.
Hevvn is a avant-garde black/death metal band from Kharkiv, Ukraine, formed in 2022. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
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Hex Morbidity is a black/death metal band from Swansea, England, formed in 2013. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
Hexabrot is a progressive/melodic death metal band from Turin, Italy, active since 2024 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
Hexagram is a death/thrash metal band from Batuco, in the Santiago metropolitan area of Chile. The band is unsigned and independent, with lyrical themes centered on religion, death, and slaughter.
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