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Rising from Montecatini Terme (Pistoia) in Italy, this heavy metal/hard rock outfit harnesses volatile power since 2014. Twin-guitar harmonies and commanding vocals characterize their sound.
Holy Smoke is a heavy/groove metal band from Tczew, Poland, active since 2017 and delivering heavy, rhythmic riffage with crushing mid-tempo intensity. The project channels the headbanging immediacy of groove metal.
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Holy Trinity is a death/thrash metal band from Łódź, Poland, formed in 2025. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
Holy War is a speed/thrash metal band from Rennes, France, active since 2020 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
Holy Wars is the Los Angeles-based project of Kat Leon, born from the devastating loss of both her parents in 2015 and channeling that grief into a visceral blend of grunge, industrial, and modern rock. The project fuses gritty, guitar-driven heaviness with emotionally raw songwriting that explores the sacred and the combative simultaneously. Leon's unflinching approach to turning personal darkness into cathartic music has resonated deeply with audiences seeking authenticity in rock.
Thrash metal band from Madrid, Spain, active since 2013. Their relentless thrash delivers classic speed and aggression from the Spanish capital.
Crushing heavy metal project from Florence, carving a path through Italy's underground since 2012. Riff-heavy compositions and memorable hooks form the core of their output.
Based in Venice, this hard rock/stoner/doom metal project has been a fixture of Italy's underground since 2013. Their work explores the genre's darkest corners through immense heaviness.
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