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Hellmotz is a Southern/Thrash Metal band from Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, formed by vocalist and founding member Hélio Guará. The band blends aggressive thrash with a Southern rock sensibility and released several recordings including the demo EP "Redneck Rampage", the full-length "South Born" (2014), and the single "To Forge a Soul" (2016).
Death metal act from Marseille, active since 2022. Their Malthusian-inspired name adds intellectual weight to punishing death metal from France's second city on the Mediterranean coast.
Hellmuga is a melodic heavy metal band from Cambo-Les-Bains, France, active since 2019 and forging classic heavy metal with conviction and power. The project channels the timeless spirit of traditional metal riffage.
Groove/thrash metal band from Errenteria, Spain, formed in 2025. The newest thrash-groove act in the Basque metal scene, bringing fresh energy from Gipuzkoa.
Hellnight is a thrash 'n' roll band from Haugesund, Norway, active since 2010 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
HellNoise is a death/thrash metal band from Viña del Mar, Chile, who recorded their debut album "Hell Is Here" in Viña del Mar between May and July 2022. The nine-track record was mixed and mastered in Barcelona, Spain, and released independently on September 1, 2023.
Hello Darkness is a sludge/post-metal/crust band from France, formed in 2018. They blend crushing sludge with post-metal's atmospheric expansiveness.
Thrash metal band from Zatec, Czech Republic, formed in 2021. Their explosive thrash sound rips through the Bohemian underground with breakneck speed and unrelenting aggression.
Helloween are one of power metal's defining bands, turning speed metal velocity, twin-guitar melody, and soaring vocals into a template that reshaped European heavy metal. The early Walls of Jericho material still carried a raw, thrashing edge with Kai Hansen singing and playing guitar, but the Keeper of the Seven Keys albums expanded the band's reach dramatically after Michael Kiske entered on vocals. Those records established the combination that became central to the style: fast drums, harmonized leads, heroic choruses, fantasy-colored scale, and a sense of brightness that did not sacrifice force. Later eras with Andi Deris kept the band active through lineup changes and added a harder, earthier vocal character, while the Pumpkins United reunion brought Hansen and Kiske back into the fold alongside Deris for a three-singer, seven-member version of the band. Helloween's catalog is vast, but its core achievement remains clear: making melodic metal feel fast, grand, technically sharp, and emotionally huge.
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