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Irrational Pull (2020)
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Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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The Powerless Rise (2010)
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Munich-based act formed in 2013, evolving from progressive death metal into a unique fusion of classical orchestral music and symphonic metal. Their ambitious compositions incorporate full orchestral arrangements into a heavy metal framework, setting them apart in the German metal landscape.
Formed in 2015 by Matt Reynolds and Tom Marsh, former members of UK noise-hardcore band Heck, Haggard Cat initially operated as a side project before becoming their primary creative vehicle following Heck's dissolution. Their sound trades Heck's frantic extremity for a rawer, blues-influenced hard rock attack informed by Jack White and Death from Above 1979, documented on the 2018 Earache Records debut Challenger and its follow-up Common Sense Holiday (2020). The duo self-released further material including the Cheer Up EP in 2021.
Chicago's Haggathorn emerged in 2019 as part of the city's active black metal underground, bringing the thorny, aggressive character their name implies to a scene more often associated with death metal. Cold, atmospheric, and unrelenting.
Haggemy is a heavy metal band from Gdańsk, Poland, active since 2021 and forging classic heavy metal with conviction and power. The project channels the timeless spirit of traditional metal riffage.
Bay Area mincecore purveyors Haggus grind through ultra-short blasts of noisy, lo-fi punk and grindcore that pay homage to the UK crust and mince traditions of Agathocles and Unholy Grave. With an absurdly prolific discography of splits and EPs, they are one of the most dedicated practitioners of the global mince underground.
An uncompromising black metal project from Hadeland/Ringerike, active since 2016. Their approach balances melodic undertones with the genre's most aggressive impulses.
New Jersey's Hagmug has been slouching through the swamps of sludge metal since 2015, their downtuned riffing and misanthropic crawl fitting perfectly within the genre's uglier traditions. A name that matches the music.
Raw black metal solo project from Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, self-described as 'the undestructable Spirit of Nature.' Their 2022 debut March of the Storm, released on cassette through New Era Productions, delivers three tracks of lo-fi, nature-inspired black metal aggression.
Salt Lake City's Hagraven channels the rowdy spirit of black 'n' roll — black metal's blackened edge colliding with hard rock swagger — since their 2023 formation. Against Utah's austere backdrop, they're a wild anomaly.
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