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Slave to the Scalpel (2021)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Rising from Steinkjer in Norway, this heavy metal outfit harnesses crushing power since 2017. Twin-guitar harmonies and commanding vocals characterize their sound.
Hellsinore is a heavy metal band from Parma, Italy, active since 2007 and forging classic heavy metal with conviction and power. The project channels the timeless spirit of traditional metal riffage.
Heavy groove metal outfit from Aberdeen in northeast Scotland, active since 2014. Their Alaskan-inspired name adds frontier mystique to groovy, riff-driven compositions from the Granite City.
Based in Kadıköy, this black/death metal project has been a fixture of Turkey's underground since 2015. Their sound channels tremolo-driven fury and blasting percussion through walls of distortion.
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.
Hellspawn is a death metal band from Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, with roots tracing back to predecessor project Sanctifier, which was founded in 1989. The band draws on Cthulhu Mythos themes and released the EP "In Agelessness" (2021) on Old Temple Records, continuing a decades-long tradition of brutal Brazilian death metal.
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.
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