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Slave to the Scalpel (2021)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Hypocrite is a death/thrash metal band from Egersund, Norway, formed in 2017. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
Hypokras is a thrash/death metal band from Tarbes, France, formed in 2002. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
Hypoxic is a groove/thrash metal band from Trysil, Norway, formed in 2025. They blend thrash metal's velocity with groove metal's rhythmic punch.
Häxänking is a thrash/black/death metal band from Varaždin, Croatia, formed in 2024. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
Speed/thrash metal act from Belgium, formed in 2021. Their blistering approach combines the velocity of speed metal with thrash metal's aggressive edge in a whirlwind of headbanging intensity.
Hëllstrike is a black/thrash metal act from Bucharest, Romania, active since 2020 and fusing black metal's corrosive darkness with the speed and aggression of thrash. The project delivers volatile crossover fury.
Blackened thrash metal band from Aurich, Germany, active since 2013. Their fierce fusion of blackened atmosphere and thrash metal speed rages from the East Frisian coast.
H₂SO₄ is a thrash metal band from Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, active since 2024 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
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