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Hyperomm is a melodic death metal/metalcore band from Moscow, Russia, active since 2017 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
Death metal band from Uherske Hradiste, Czech Republic, active since 2002. With over two decades of experience, they have established themselves as one of the enduring forces in Czech death metal.
Thrash/death metal band from Usingen, Germany, formed in 2019. Their aggressive crossover delivers relentless thrash-death fury from the Taunus hills of Hesse.
Rooted in Ludvika's underground, this death metal (early); melodic death metal (later) project delivers harsh compositions with conviction since 1992. Heavy, downtuned riffing and relentless percussion drive their compositions.
Hypocrite is a death/thrash metal band from Egersund, Norway, formed in 2017. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
Hypokras is a thrash/death metal band from Tarbes, France, formed in 2002. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
Melodic death metal project from Helsinki, formed in 2022. Their name suggesting imperfect alignment hints at a willingness to bend melodic death metal conventions from Finland's capital.
Hysteresys is a groove metal/deathcore band from Metz, France, active since 2009 and delivering heavy, rhythmic riffage with crushing mid-tempo intensity. The project channels the headbanging immediacy of groove metal.
Castle Rock, Colorado's Hämärä — Finnish for "twilight" or "dim" — bring a brooding intensity to their metalcore that earns the name. Formed in 2019, they craft emotionally charged, hard-hitting songs that sit in that uncomfortable space between light and dark.
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