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Groove/thrash metal band from Seville, Spain, formed in 2018. Their aggressive crossover merges groove metal weight with thrash speed from the Andalusian capital.
Hellhoundz is a heavy metal band from Fortaleza, Brazil, formed with the stated goal of producing original music rooted in the New Wave of British Heavy Metal tradition, citing influences including Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, and Saxon. The band released a self-titled EP in 2018 and followed it with the debut full-length album The Battle of the Somme in December 2019, which received international attention and was made available on Bandcamp and Spotify.
HellHunger is a black metal project from Russia, active since 2025 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Russia black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Black/thrash metal band from Gelsenkirchen/Cologne, Germany, active since 2011. Their savage fusion of blackened atmosphere and thrash metal speed delivers relentless aggression from the Ruhr-Rhine corridor.
Helliancy is a black metal band from Assis, São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2017. The band plays old-school Brazilian black metal and released their debut EP "Alliance From Hell" in February 2017, a five-track recording featuring tracks such as "Church Destroyer" and "Carnivore Christ". They have continued releasing material independently through Bandcamp.
Hellias is a thrash metal band from Kraków, Poland, active since 2009 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
Hellicobacter is a thrash/groove metal band from Saint Petersburg, Russia, formed in 2019. They blend thrash metal's velocity with groove metal's rhythmic punch.
Black metal project from Liege, Belgium, formed in 2020. Emerging from the Wallonian underground, they channel raw black metal fury with an intensity that reflects the genre's uncompromising European roots.
Hellige is a black/sludge/doom metal project from Morón, Buenos Aires, that began as raw black metal recordings before evolving into a heavier, more atmospheric sound. Their 2021 album "Camino de agua", released through Dying Sun Records and mixed and mastered by Facundo Brinville, is the product of material written and recorded between 2014 and 2021.
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