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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Serpent & Spirit (2021)
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Heartwork is a heavy metal band from Rome, Italy, active since 2014 and forging classic heavy metal with conviction and power. The project channels the timeless spirit of traditional metal riffage.
Heat Affected Zone is a thrash/heavy metal band from Gliwice, Poland, active since 2020 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
This Heathen, active since 1987, carry the banner of traditional heavy metal with the well-worn confidence of a band that predates most of their contemporaries. Their long tenure in the underground speaks to a steady commitment to the genre's foundational values.
Canyon Lake, California's Heathen Assault launched in 2020 channeling classic heavy metal's melodic power through a progressive lens that adds structural complexity without sacrificing the raw appeal. They're part of a renewed wave of Southern California bands reconnecting with traditional metal's roots.
San Antonio's Heather Leather have been delivering classic-minded heavy metal since 2019, drawing on the NWOBHM playbook while maintaining a distinctly Texas identity. Their sound prioritizes melodic riffs and honest, unadorned songwriting over modern production gloss.
Albuquerque's Heave combine the desert-baked slowness of stoner metal with the gravitational weight of doom, producing music that feels shaped by New Mexico's vast, arid landscape. Since 2013, they've been one of the Southwest's most reliable purveyors of low-tuned, heavy-lidded heaviness.
Heavy metal/hard rock band from Valladolid, Spain, active since 2015. Their powerful sound channels the classic traditions of heavy metal and hard rock from Castilla y Leon.
Heaven Watch is a black/heavy metal band from Strasbourg, France, active since 2021 and forging classic heavy metal with conviction and power. The project channels the timeless spirit of traditional metal riffage.
Rooted in Athens's underground, this heavy/power metal project delivers savage compositions with conviction since 2013. Their sound draws on NWOBHM and classic metal traditions with conviction.
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