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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Heavy metal band from Kassel, Germany, formed in 2019. Their powerful sound draws on the foundational traditions of German heavy metal from the heart of Hesse.
Hailing from Methuen, Massachusetts, this Hatchet have been carving out death metal since 2012 with surgical economy. Their approach draws on classic East Coast extremity — dense, technically precise, and uninterested in compromise.
Hateera is a thrash/heavy metal (early); thrash/death metal (later) band from Warsaw, Poland, formed in 2010. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
HateFall is a heavy metal band from Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, formed in 2011. The band released their debut EP Light & Fire in February 2018, a seven-track release that established their traditional heavy metal sound and was followed by work toward a planned debut full-length.
Death metal outfit from Maidstone in Kent, active since 2014. Their tomb-themed name channels sepulchral darkness through over a decade of death metal from southeast England.
Rooted in Lecco's underground, this heavy metal project delivers dark compositions with conviction since 2013. Classic metal craftsmanship and energetic delivery define their approach.
Edwardsburg, Michigan's Haunted House play traditional heavy metal with a conviction born of small-town determination, honouring the classic sounds with a directness that larger scenes sometimes lose.
Los Angeles heavy/power metal act Haven draw on the anthemic tradition of the genre, pairing muscular riffs with melodic vocal hooks that aim for the epic. Formed in 2018, the band channels the sweeping ambition of classic power metal into a contemporary package.
New Jersey's Haven traffic in the soaring melodic hooks and driving rhythm section that define heavy/power metal, carrying forward a tradition of earnest, full-throated metal forged since 2018. There's a guileless energy to their sound that recalls the genre's wide-eyed NWOBHM-influenced roots.
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