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Irrational Pull (2020)
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Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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The Powerless Rise (2010)
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Hamhleypa is a atmospheric black metal band from Kimry, Russia, formed in 2012. They craft expansive, atmospheric black metal compositions with textural depth.
Named with sardonic humor, Dover, Pennsylvania's Hamilton Fish have been grinding out death metal and grindcore since 2019 — short, vicious songs that waste no time and take no prisoners.
Black metal band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2016. Named after the Old Norse concept of luck and fortune, they forge atmospheric black metal from Germany's capital city.
Drawing from Hämeenlinna/Janakkala's metal heritage, this black/thrash metal, jazz fusion outfit channels fierce energy since 2021. Their approach balances melodic undertones with the genre's most aggressive impulses.
Hamka is a progressive/symphonic power metal band from Nice, France, formed in 2017. They combine orchestral grandeur with power metal's soaring energy.
Madrid-based band formed in 2016, evolving from heavy metal origins into groove and nu-metal territory. Their stylistic evolution reflects the changing landscape of Spanish heavy music across multiple eras.
Black metal project from Norderstedt in northern Germany, active since 2010. Their sound reflects the bleak, windswept character of the Schleswig-Holstein flatlands through raw black metal.
Psychedelic stoner/doom metal quartet from Freiberg, Germany, formed in 2017, delivering desert vibes and atmospheric riffs with heavy fuzz. Their albums Sfaira and Atmos channel the vast, hypnotic qualities of desert rock into immersive, riff-heavy stoner doom.
Hammathaz is a metalcore and melodic death metal band from Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil, active since 2011. The band released their debut full-length, The One, in 2020 — a nine-track album recorded at Estúdio Fusão in Cotia and produced by Thiago Bianchi (known for his work with Noturnall and Shaman) — following earlier releases including the EP Inner Walls. Drawing on influences from In Flames, Killswitch Engage, and Sepultura, the band blends technically driven riffing with melodic hooks across their independent catalog.
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