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Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Thrash/groove metal band from Langaa, Denmark, formed in 2026. The freshest thrash-groove act in the Danish scene, bringing headbanging energy from central Jutland.
Groove/thrash metal band from Errenteria, Spain, formed in 2025. The newest thrash-groove act in the Basque metal scene, bringing fresh energy from Gipuzkoa.
Hellproof is a heavy/groove metal band from Poznań, Poland, active since 2022 and delivering heavy, rhythmic riffage with crushing mid-tempo intensity. The project channels the headbanging immediacy of groove metal.
Hellstedt is a groove metal band from Norrköping, Sweden, active since 2023 and delivering heavy, rhythmic riffage with crushing mid-tempo intensity. The project channels the headbanging immediacy of groove metal.
Helltribe is a thrash/groove metal band from João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil, formed in 2014 and notable for being one of the first heavy metal acts to record an album from the state of Paraíba. Their debut EP "Brutal Reality" (2016) weaves Brazilian and African percussion rhythms into their aggressive sound, addressing themes of cannibalism, war, and social problems.
Hellucination is a groove/melodic death metal band from Rome, Italy, active since 2015 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
Death/groove metal band from Eibar, Spain, formed in 2020. Their heavy, rhythm-driven death metal brings groove-laden intensity from the industrial Basque heartland.
Los Angeles-based Helmet carry the legacy of one of alternative metal's most rhythmically sophisticated bands — a unit whose chugging, off-kilter groove has influenced countless acts across heavy music since the early 1990s. Their locked-in, hypnotic attack remains as distinctive as ever.
Technical groove/death metal band from Rostock, Germany, active since 2014. Their intricate, groove-driven approach to death metal delivers technically demanding compositions from the Baltic coast.
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