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Ad Astra (2025)
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Heavy metal and hard rock act from Worthing on the Sussex coast, active since 2021. Their psychological name adds dramatic tension to classic metal and rock compositions from the English seaside.
Hung on Horns is a progressive/post-metal band from London/Bournemouth, England, formed in 2016. They craft intricate progressive compositions with technical ambition.
Santa Cruz, California's Hunger have been serving up groove-driven thrash with a coastal menace since 2020, built on mid-paced pocket grooves and riff momentum that pulls like an undertow. Thrash by way of the Pacific.
Black metal project from North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, formed in 2020. Their bleak, visceral sound channels primal black metal fury from Germany's industrial west.
Hunger is a thrash metal band from Indaiatuba, São Paulo, founded by vocalist and guitarist Mauro Izalbert with the intent of pairing politically engaged lyrics with aggressive thrash riffs. The band released their debut full-length Hunger Feeds Misery in 2020, featuring tracks such as "Peace Is in Pieces" and "The Dead Are Not Afraid to Die", produced at Boomer Studio in Indaiatuba. The lineup on that record included Mateus Marini on guitar, Israel Santana on drums, and Tom Wolphy on bass.
Hungry Wölf is a black/thrash metal/punk act from Magnitogorsk, Russia, active since 2013 and fusing black metal's corrosive darkness with the speed and aggression of thrash. The project delivers volatile crossover fury.
Black metal project from Denmark, formed in 2025. Their name an Old Norse-inspired spelling of 'Hunger,' they represent the newest wave of Danish black metal.
Scorching Black Metal from El Paso.
Hunikel is a symphonic black metal band from Lund, Sweden, formed in 2019. They layer orchestral grandeur over fierce black metal foundations.
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