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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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Hellsound is a thrash metal band from Metepec, State of Mexico, formed in 2019. The band released a demo in 2021 before issuing their debut full-length, My Omen Sounds Like Hell, in 2024. They operate as an independent act and address themes of politics, religion, and social criticism.
Black Metal project from United Kingdom, forging punishing compositions since 2012. Atmospheric depth and feral intensity coexist in their compositions.
Hellspell is a black/death metal band from Kristianstad, Sweden, formed in 2015. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
Hellspray is a heavy metal band from Jönköping, Sweden, active since 2020 and forging classic heavy metal with conviction and power. The project channels the timeless spirit of traditional metal riffage.
Hellstedt is a groove metal band from Norrköping, Sweden, active since 2023 and delivering heavy, rhythmic riffage with crushing mid-tempo intensity. The project channels the headbanging immediacy of groove metal.
Thrash metal act from Stamford in Lincolnshire, active since 2020. Their matricidal name channels aggressive energy through thrash metal fury from the English East Midlands.
Hellsteps is a black/death metal band from Termoli (Campobasso), Italy, formed in 2008. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
Augusta, Maine's Hellstorm have cultivated a death metal attack since 2010 that draws on the bleakness of New England winters — relentless, punishing, and completely indifferent to comfort. They are one of the more isolated and underrated voices in the northeastern underground.
Stoner/southern metal and rock band from Weimar, Germany, active since 2011. Their groovy, riff-heavy sound brings the warmth of southern rock and stoner metal to the cultural heart of Thuringia.
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