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Irrational Pull (2020)
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Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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Featured Metalcore Album
The Powerless Rise (2010)
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Death metal and deathcore outfit from Rouen in Normandy, active since 2016. Their homiletic horror name channels dark themes through a blend of death metal brutality and deathcore breakdowns.
Born in the scorching underground of Birmingham, this heavy metal act has delivered unflinching intensity since 2022. Powerful vocals and driving riffs define their contribution to traditional metal.
Hail Spirit Noir is a progressive/psychedelic rock/black metal project from Thessaloniki, Greece, active since 2016 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Greece black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Hail the Seeker is a death metal band from Gdańsk, Poland, active since 2022 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Hail the Sun formed in Chico, California in 2009, delivering a technical and inventive strain of post-hardcore driven by Donovan Melero's acrobatic vocals and virtuosic drumming from behind the kit. Albums like 'Wake' and 'New Age Filth' showcase the band's progressive tendencies, weaving complex time signatures and angular guitar work into emotionally charged songwriting. Their willingness to experiment within the post-hardcore framework has earned them a dedicated following among fans of bands like Dance Gavin Dance and Circa Survive.
Hailing from the small coastal community of Moyock, North Carolina, Hail!Hornet have been grinding out heavy sludge metal since 2011. Thick, churning, and corrosive — the kind of sound that feels like standing too close to a transformer fire.
Bred in Zaandam's underground, this act delivers brutal folk metal (early); folk (later) since 2020. Tight compositions and aggressive delivery characterize their particular approach.
Swiss black metal act from Frauenfeld, active since 2019, brewing a wild mix of NWoBHM, punk, and black metal. Their self-titled album and Haile Selacid Ultras fuse irreverent punk energy with metallic grit in a uniquely chaotic blend.
From the small town of Milford, Indiana, Hailshot traffic in the slow and heavy — stoner grooves layered over thick doom foundations. Their sound is the musical equivalent of a bar fight in slow motion.
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