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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Herobrine is a heavy/speed/power metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, active since 2022 and delivering soaring melodies, epic arrangements, and powerful vocals. The project channels the grandeur and ambition of power metal.
Philadelphia's Hessian strip the genre back to its most feral components — black metal ferocity, speed metal momentum, and the raw bite of early thrash. Since 2014 they've operated at the intersection where aggression meets velocity.
Hex Crow is a heavy/speed metal power trio from Bucaramanga, Colombia, founded in late 2015 by Daniel Mantilla, Felipe Ortega, and Sebastián López, all veterans of local bands including Hatred and Perjurio. The band released their debut demo Demons, Witches & Loud Noises before issuing the full-length Forward to the Past in December 2019, a limited cassette release through Vermin Records and All For One Heavy Metal United. Their sound blends the raw power of traditional heavy metal with relentless speed metal energy.
From Saugerties, New York, Hexe Krieg weaponize the convergence of thrash, death, and speed metal into something relentlessly kinetic. Since 2012 the band has pursued a style that is as mechanically aggressive as it is single-minded in purpose.
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.
Speed/thrash metal band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2018. Their blistering velocity and aggressive riffing channel the energy of 1980s speed/thrash from the German capital.
Emerging from Targu Mures's underground, this black/speed metal act has been forging relentless sonic fury since 2025. Their sound channels tremolo-driven fury and blasting percussion through walls of distortion.
Hexennacht is a speed/thrash metal band from Poland, active since 2025 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
Hexhammer is a black/speed metal/punk act from Helsinki, Finland, active since 2016 and fusing black metal aggression with punk-influenced rawness and energy. The project bridges extreme metal and underground punk traditions.
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