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A Past Embrace (2022)
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Hold Your Children Close and Pray for Oblivion (2016)
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Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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Hellisheaven is a death metal/crust band from Lublin, Poland, active since 2009 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Hellishkiller is a black metal band from Paulista, Pernambuco, Brazil, formed in 2017. The project is largely the work of a single multi-instrumentalist handling vocals, bass, and guitar, with Leandro Cavalcanti on drums, and released the track "Unholy Black Spell" in January 2017 as their first recording. The band appeared on the 2016 Brazilian compilation "Coletânea Abissal" with the track "Celebrate the Day of Chaos".
Hellisphear is a heavy metal band from Drunen, Netherlands, active since 2013 and forging classic heavy metal with conviction and power. The project channels the timeless spirit of traditional metal riffage.
Hellium is a thrash metal band from Poland, active since 2010 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
French black metal project active since 2017, location undisclosed. Their saintly inversion name broadcasts an anti-religious stance channeled through raw, uncompromising black metal.
Heavy/stoner metal and hard rock band from Jena, Germany, active since 2016. Their groove-laden sound blends heavy metal power with stoner rock warmth from the university city in Thuringia.
Hellkat is a groove/progressive metal band from Katowice, Poland, formed in 2016. They craft intricate progressive compositions with technical ambition.
Short-lived black/thrash n roll in the vein of Destroyer 666, Midnight, and Bathory. Active 2014-2016.
Hellknights is a death metal/crust punk band from Poltava, Ukraine, active since 2024 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
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