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L'Enfant Sauvage (Special Edition) (2012)
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The Necrotic Manifesto (Bonus Tracks Edition) (2023)
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Fort Worth's Herniated have been delivering brutal death metal since 2016 with the industrial-grade aggression you'd expect from Texas's hard-working metal underground. Dense, punishing, and unapologetically extreme.
Hernán Cirigliano is a guitarist and composer from Hurlingham, Argentina who self-produces his progressive and heavy metal recordings, handling guitars, keyboards, and drum programming. His 2019 album "Tormenta Solar" features a keyboard solo by Dream Theater's Derek Sherinian on the track "El Dato Sería Clave," with bass, mixing, and mastering handled by Marco Ignacio Toba.
Hernán D'Ambrosio is a doom metal and acoustic artist from Necochea, Argentina who released the EP "El espíritu del fuego" in April 2022, produced and recorded between 2021 and 2022 with a self-described doom atmosphere and introspective concept. He also plays guitar and vocals in the Necochea sludge/doom band Montibus alongside drummer and multi-instrumentalist Facundo Bávaro.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania metalcore band Hero Destroyed coalesced from a local metal outfit active since the late 1990s before reforming under the current name in 2005 and signing to Relapse Records. Their self-titled debut album, released in 2008, drew comparisons to Converge and Curl Up and Die for its chaotic, dissonant approach to the genre. The band occupies a space in the heavier, more abrasive end of the mid-2000s metalcore spectrum.
Herobrine is a heavy/speed/power metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, active since 2022 and delivering soaring melodies, epic arrangements, and powerful vocals. The project channels the grandeur and ambition of power metal.
Herodes is a heavy metal band from Messina, Italy, active since 2017 and forging classic heavy metal with conviction and power. The project channels the timeless spirit of traditional metal riffage.
Heroes of the Gauntlet is a power metal band from Manchester, United Kingdom, active since 2022 and delivering soaring melodies, epic arrangements, and powerful vocals. The project channels the grandeur and ambition of power metal.
Heavy metal outfit from Glasgow, active since 2015. Their sound channels classic heavy metal traditions through the raw energy of Scotland's vibrant music scene.
Athens, Georgia's Heroic Depletion specialize in raw black metal that is deliberately abrasive and deliberately lo-fi since 2019 — the kind of music that sounds like it was recorded in a state of genuine grievance. Primitive in all the ways that matter.
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