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Hamen is a symphonic power metal band from Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil, formed in 2014, fronted by vocalist Monica Hamen alongside guitarist Cadu Puccini. The band gained international exposure through inclusion on the Terrorizer magazine Fear Candy Latin America compilation and the Imperative Music Volume XVI DVD. Signed to MS Metal Records, their science fiction-themed approach places them among the more melodically ambitious acts in Brazil's southern metal scene.
Black metal project from Neuilly-sur-Seine in the wealthy Parisian suburbs, active since 2013. Their mystery-themed name channels occult atmospheres through over a decade of black metal from the Île-de-France.
Hamerhaai is a death metal/hardcore band from Zwolle, Netherlands, active since 2016 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Formed in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands in 2008, Hamferð take their name from a Faroese folkloric term for the spectral apparitions of loved ones lost at sea, a concept that runs throughout their death-doom framework and Faroese-language lyrics. They won the Faroese heat and then the international final of the Wacken Metal Battle in 2012, earning a recording deal, and have since released three full-lengths including the acclaimed Támsins likam (2018) and the disaster-narrative Men Guðs hond er sterk on Metal Blade Records. Initially inspired by My Dying Bride, their work has transcended niche genre expectations to reach broader audiences.
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.
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