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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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Heavy metal band from Bad Durkheim, Germany, formed in 2021. Their powerful sound channels traditional heavy metal energy from the heart of the Palatinate wine country.
Heavy metal band from Kolin, Czech Republic, formed in 2019. Their sound draws on the foundational pillars of European heavy metal, delivering sturdy, riff-driven compositions from central Bohemia.
Hevilan is a heavy/symphonic metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, founded by guitarist Johnny Moraes. Their debut album The End of Time was released in 2013 in Brazil and Japan, and later picked up by Massacre Records for a European release in 2015, earning the band spots opening for Masterplan and Edu Falaschi. A second full-length, Symphony of Good and Evil, followed in 2021.
Heavy/Power Metal, Hard Rock outfit rooted in Helsinki, channeling volatile underground intensity since 2015. Twin-guitar harmonies and commanding vocals characterize their sound.
Rooted in Paris's underground, this heavy metal project delivers grim compositions with conviction since 2020. Classic metal craftsmanship and energetic delivery define their approach.
Paris-based death metal act active since 2019. Their hallucinatory name hints at compositions that explore death metal's more disorienting corners from the French capital's thriving underground.
Hexenbiest is a heavy metal band from Oaxaca, Mexico, formed in 2014. The band released a demo that same year and subsequently issued the Under the Moonlight EP in 2019, along with several singles through 2022. They remain active and unsigned.
Hard rock heavy metal outfit from Knebworth in Hertfordshire, active since 2012. Their chemical-element name channels classic rock and metal traditions from a town famous for legendary outdoor concerts.
Heavy/Power Metal outfit rooted in Venice, channeling savage underground intensity since 2020. Their sound draws on NWOBHM and classic metal traditions with conviction.
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