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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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Hemoragy is a heavy/thrash metal band from Paris, France, active since 2004 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
Death metal/grindcore band from Biscay, Spain, formed in 2024. Their ferocious blast of brutality and grind erupts from the Basque Country's Atlantic coast.
Hemorrhage is a black/death metal band from Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, formed in 2012. The trio of Bruni Fidelis on vocals and bass, Jefferson Ferreira on guitar, and Robson Saboth on drums released the five-track EP "The Sinister Path (Formulas do Negative Communication)" in 2018, recorded at Total Produções in Volta Redonda.
Hemothorax is a death metal band from Örebro, Sweden, active since 2015 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Stoner/Doom Metal/Rock outfit rooted in Ferrara, channeling savage underground intensity since 2018. Glacial compositions unfold with crushing weight, exploring despair and transcendence.
Bred in Bratislava's underground, this act delivers brutal death metal/grindcore since 2015. Their sound channels the genre's most crushing impulses through thunderous riffs.
Boone, North Carolina's Hempire hit the Appalachian highlands with a fusion of sludge and stoner metal since 2022, rolling heavy riffs through cloud banks of fuzz and feedback. Mountain air never sounded this thick.
Drawing from Santa Venera's metal heritage, this stoner/doom metal outfit channels fierce energy since 2023. Glacial compositions unfold with crushing weight, exploring despair and transcendence.
Thrash metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark, active since 2015. Their name meaning 'Horrific' in Danish, they deliver ferocious thrash from the capital.
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