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rosemary (2023)
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Barrington, Illinois's Hostile have been delivering groove-laced heavy metal since 2010, fusing the punch of groove metal with the directness of traditional heavy metal. Suburban Midwest aggression with a low center of gravity.
Speed thrash metal act from Aberystwyth on the Welsh coast, active since 2019. Their determined name suits aggressive compositions channeling classic thrash from the shores of Cardigan Bay.
Out of Colorado Springs since 2014, Hostile Encounter bring a high-altitude intensity to old-school thrash metal, with riffs that hit like altitude sickness — fast, disorienting, and unforgiving.
Hostile Reaction is a thrash/speed metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, active since 2005 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
Hostilia is a thrash metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, active since 2023 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
Bred in Budva / Tivat's underground, this act delivers savage death/thrash metal since 2017. Rooted in old-school traditions, their compositions deliver unrelenting heaviness.
Hot Blood is a thrash metal band from Rome, Italy, active since 2014 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
Gainesville, Florida's Hot Graves are a swamp-rotten convergence of death metal, black metal, thrash, and crust punk, active since 2011 and sounding like something that crawled up from Florida soil. Ferocious, irreverent, and distinctly Southern in its ugliness.
Heavy metal act from Bagnères-de-Bigorre in the French Pyrenees, newly formed in 2025. Their mistreated name channels classic heavy metal traditions from the mountainous southwest of France.
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