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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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Black Ninja (2013)
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Liars & Thieves (2024)
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Belgian groove metal veterans from Mechelen, one of the longest-running acts in the scene with roots stretching back to 1984. Their crushing, groove-driven sound has evolved over four decades of heavy music from the Belgian underground.
Melodic death metal band from Stuttgart, Germany, formed in 2021. Their Scandinavian-influenced melodic death metal brings sweeping guitar harmonies and aggressive rhythms to the Swabian metal scene.
Hellebaard is a black metal project from Netherlands, active since 2010 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Netherlands black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Hellectricity is a heavy metal band from Warsaw, Poland, active since 2010 and forging classic heavy metal with conviction and power. The project channels the timeless spirit of traditional metal riffage.
Hailing from Provins in France, this heavy/thrash metal outfit channels aggressive energy since 2017. Tight, aggressive compositions built on speed and precision define their assault.
Philadelphia's Hellegryre plant blackened death metal in the fertile underground soil of one of America's oldest cities, drawing on the Eastern Seaboard's long legacy of extreme music. Since 2020, their sound has pushed toward the violent convergence of both traditions.
Hellehond is a black metal project from Netherlands, active since 2018 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Netherlands black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Hellektrogen is a thrash/groove metal band from Saint-Louis, France, formed in 2020. They blend thrash metal's velocity with groove metal's rhythmic punch.
Oakland's Hellenistic stepped into 2025 with the Bay Area's thrash heritage coursing through their veins, adding fresh urgency to a lineage built on speed and precision. Their name nods to classical influence, but the delivery is anything but academic.
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