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Hexahedron is a black/death metal band from Ancona, Italy, formed in 2017. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
From Saugerties, New York, Hexe Krieg weaponize the convergence of thrash, death, and speed metal into something relentlessly kinetic. Since 2012 the band has pursued a style that is as mechanically aggressive as it is single-minded in purpose.
Death thrash metal act from Nottingham, active since 2009. Over fifteen years of unrelenting aggression from the East Midlands have forged a reliable force of thrash-infused death metal.
Hailing from Paris in France, this black/death metal outfit channels aggressive energy since 2018. Their approach balances melodic undertones with the genre's most aggressive impulses.
Los Angeles' Hexen bring melodic sophistication and progressive ambition to the thrash template, threading complex arrangements through otherwise hard-hitting material. Their approach reflects the technical tradition of the LA metal scene while reaching toward something more compositionally adventurous.
Death metal band from Paderborn, Germany, formed in 2023. Named after the medieval witch-hunting manual, they forge punishing death metal from Westphalia's historic episcopal city.
Hexenwolf is a black/death metal band from Avesta, Sweden, formed in 2010. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
Hexerei is a raw black/death metal project from Valdivia, Chile, formed in early 2018 under the banner Kult der Hexerei by Spectre of the Blood Moon. The band released a self-produced demo in February 2019, followed by the split "Hexed Winds of Darkness" (2020) through Infernal Death Productions, and a 2024 career-spanning compilation on Iron, Blood and Death Corporation; their sound draws comparisons to Archgoat and Beherit, built around high-speed blasting, tremolo riffing, and occult, anti-Christian themes.
Spawned in Katowice's underground, this thrash/death metal outfit channels polish ferocity since 2016. Heavy, downtuned riffing and relentless percussion drive their compositions.
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