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Hailing from Tolyatti in Russia, this crossover/thrash metal outfit channels aggressive energy since 2015. Their compositions deliver the genre's essential fury with technical skill.
San Diego's Hair of the Bear conjure the sun-baked, fuzz-soaked side of stoner doom — riffs that sprawl as wide as the Pacific and drag just as deep. Formed in 2018, they've built a hazy, heavy catalog that owes as much to desert rock as it does to doom.
Progressive/doom/melodic death metal band from Irun, Spain, formed in 2023. Their ambitious fusion spans three subgenres, merging progressive complexity with doom weight and melodic death aggression from the Basque-French border.
Denver thrash outfit Hairbags have been at it since 2009, playing aggressive, no-nonsense thrash metal that fits right into Colorado's scrappy underground scene. Loud, fast, and entirely unapologetic.
Hairetikos is a black metal band from Moreno, Buenos Aires, formed in 2024, comprising vocalist Nestor, guitarist Alex, bassist Juan, and drummer Guido. Their debut EP L'eremita, recorded and mastered by Eduardo Casella at Estudio En La Nada in Moreno during winter 2024, was released on December 15, 2024, through La Resistencia Distro, and features seven tracks including Transmigración Cósmica and La Consagracion del Temor.
Born in the menacing underground of Zheleznogorsk, this heavy/thrash metal act has delivered unflinching intensity since 2017. Riff-driven fury and tight rhythmic execution define their contributions.
Hailing from Glasgow in United Kingdom, this black metal, dark ambient outfit channels aggressive energy since 2015. Icy melodies interwoven with blast-beaten fury characterize their output.
Hairy Pussy is a thrash/death metal/grindcore band from Sosnowiec, Poland, formed in 2020. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
Named for the Chinese sea god, Rochester's Haishen bring a progressive metal sensibility to upstate New York since 2020. Technically ambitious and melodically adventurous, they favor complexity over brute force.
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