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Hell:On is a thrash/death metal band from Zaporizhia, Ukraine, formed in 2012. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
Heavy/stoner metal band from Heidelberg, Germany, formed in 2022. Their fuzzy, riff-laden sound merges traditional heavy metal weight with stoner metal's hypnotic groove from the university city on the Neckar.
HellArise is a female-fronted thrash and death metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, active since 2012. The band released the EP Functional Disorder in 2013, recorded at Estúdio Pedrada in São Paulo, earning recognition as one of the standout debuts on the Brazilian underground scene that year. Their subsequent releases, including More Mindless Violence and Human Disgrace, are available on Bandcamp and showcase a sound that moves between heavy, thrash, and death metal.
HellAriser is a black metal project from Oulu, Finland, active since 2016 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Finland black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Burlington, Vermont's Hellascope deals in the slow, thick intoxication of stoner-doom, letting riffs unfurl with deliberate weight under a haze of fuzz and feedback. Since 2017 they have operated at the intersection of heaviness and hypnosis.
Hellavator is a stoner/doom metal band from Fauske, Norway, active since 2018 and delivering crushing, fuzz-laden heaviness where doom's oppressive weight meets stoner metal's hazy grooves. The project channels low-end power and psychedelic atmosphere.
Bred in Martin's underground, this act delivers brutal death metal/hardcore since 2023. Technical precision and brutal aggression merge in their approach to the genre.
Hellbanger is a death/black/thrash metal band from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, formed in 2021 and operating in the tradition of South American satanic speed metal. The band released the EP Satanic Speed in 2021 and followed it with the split album Satanic Speed & Bloody alongside Annihilation in 2023, with Hellbanger's tracks classified on Metal Archives under themes of War, Antichrist, and Death.
Newcastle's Hellbastard formed in 1984 with the intent to fuse the political aggression of Crass with the musical ferocity of Slayer, and their 1986 Ripper Crust demo is widely credited with giving crust punk its name as a genre. By 1988 the band's material had grown more technically demanding, bridging D-beat punk velocity with metal structure, and the 1989 Earache Records debut Natural Order pushed further into thrash metal territory. After an official hiatus beginning in 1991, the band reformed in 2008 and has remained active, retaining their status as a foundational influence on the crust punk and crossover thrash movements.
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