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Hex Crow is a heavy/speed metal power trio from Bucaramanga, Colombia, founded in late 2015 by Daniel Mantilla, Felipe Ortega, and Sebastián López, all veterans of local bands including Hatred and Perjurio. The band released their debut demo Demons, Witches & Loud Noises before issuing the full-length Forward to the Past in December 2019, a limited cassette release through Vermin Records and All For One Heavy Metal United. Their sound blends the raw power of traditional heavy metal with relentless speed metal energy.
Hex Morbidity is a black/death metal band from Swansea, England, formed in 2013. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
Minneapolis thrash unit Hex Vortices arrived in 2019 with a classic approach to the genre's mechanics — locked-in riffing, forward-leaning rhythm, and vocals that spit rather than sing. Fast and unambiguous, they owe more to Bay Area forebears than to modern metal's smoothed-out edges.
Hexabrot is a progressive/melodic death metal band from Turin, Italy, active since 2024 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
Dutch black/doom metal project channeling harsh darkness since 2016. Their approach balances melodic undertones with the genre's most aggressive impulses.
Hexagram is a thrash metal band from Basingstoke/Portsmouth, United Kingdom, active since 2014 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
Hexagram is a death/thrash metal band from Batuco, in the Santiago metropolitan area of Chile. The band is unsigned and independent, with lyrical themes centered on religion, death, and slaughter.
Hexahedron is a black/death metal band from Ancona, Italy, formed in 2017. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
Forged in Novi Sad's metal community, this black 'n' roll act channels harsh aggression since 2023. Steeped in second-wave tradition, their work explores misanthropy and desolation.
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