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"Mirror" Mixtape (2022)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Heavy//Hitter emerged from Orlando's underground in 2017 with a mission to crush the norms of mainstream metalcore through their chaotic blend of deathcore, beatdown, and sludge. Vocalist Austin Hayes leads the assault through devastating breakdowns and guttural vocals on releases like 'HATE MANIFEST' and 'Moments of Misery.' Their signing to Blue Grape Music in 2024 brought wider attention to a band that had already been terrorizing Florida's heavy music scene for years.
Heavy metal project from Oulu in northern Finland, active since 2019. Their enigmatic name suits compositions that channel the mystique of classic heavy metal from Finland's northern reaches.
Heavydeath is a doom/death metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, formed in 2009. They craft crushing doom-death compositions steeped in oppressive heaviness.
Heavylution is a power/heavy metal band from Saint-Étienne, France, active since 2008 and forging classic heavy metal with conviction and power. The project channels the timeless spirit of traditional metal riffage.
Heavyweight is a sludge/stoner metal band from Szolnok, Hungary, active since 2014 and delivering fuzz-laden, groove-heavy riffs through a haze of overdriven amplification. The project channels the riff-worshipping spirit of the genre.
Hebdomas is a death metal band from Wrocław, Poland, active since 2021 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Brutal death metal band from Tartu, Estonia, formed in 2020. Their merciless sound delivers punishing brutality from Estonia's second-largest city and intellectual capital.
Hebephrenic is a death/thrash metal band from Stoke-on-Trent, England, formed in 2012. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
Madrid-based speed metal outfit active since 2013, one of the Spanish capital's most enduring metal acts. Their wall-like name matches a sound built on solid foundations of classic speed and heavy metal.
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