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Hellish Breed is a death/black metal band from North Brabant, the Netherlands, formed in 2020. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
Hellish Fist is a one-man black speed metal project from Pereira (operating out of Dosquebradas), Colombia, formed in 2019 by the sole member known as Crossfucker. The project released the EP Alliance of Necrofuckers in September 2019 followed by Street Command in June 2020 via Metal Force Records, both rooted in the raw, lo-fi spirit of old-school speed metal and evil rock and roll. Drawing on Bathory and classic NWOBHM aggression, Hellish Fist pays direct homage to the old masters of underground metal.
Hellish Force is a black/thrash/speed metal act from Oslo, Norway, active since 2025 and fusing black metal's corrosive darkness with the speed and aggression of thrash. The project delivers volatile crossover fury.
Hellish Form push doom to its most suffocating extreme, folding sludge's abrasive texture into funeral doom's glacial pace and near-unbearable weight. Formed in 2020, they embrace desolation as an art form — slow, suffocating, and strangely beautiful.
Hellish God is a death metal band from Campobasso, Italy, active since 2016 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Hellish Grave is a black/speed metal band from Osasco, São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2011. Drawing influence from Vulcano, Sodom, Celtic Frost, and Venom, the band released their debut album "Worship Macabre" in 2016 on Kill Again Records (limited to 1,000 copies), followed by "Hell No Longer Waits" in 2019 on Portugal's Helldprod Records. Their line-up has featured Hellish Angelcorpse on vocals and members including Butchereaper, Marcelo "Genocídio", Witchripper, and Igor "IronHammer".
Hellish Pain is a heavy metal band from Rome, Italy, active since 2023 and forging classic heavy metal with conviction and power. The project channels the timeless spirit of traditional metal riffage.
Based in London, this black/death metal/crust project has been a fixture of United Kingdom's underground since 2020. Their sound channels tremolo-driven fury and blasting percussion through walls of distortion.
Hellish War is a heavy/power metal band from Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, active since 1995. Their 2001 debut "Defender of Metal" became a cult item in Brazilian traditional metal circles, with German fans citing it among the finest Brazilian heavy metal albums of its era. Their 2019 album "Wine of Gods" features a guest appearance by Chris Boltendahl of German act Grave Digger on the track "Warbringer".
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