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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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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".
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.
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