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Proof (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Make It Rain / On the Other Side of Tonight (2024)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Death metal project from Derbyshire in the English East Midlands, active since 2020. Their foggy name suits murky, atmosphere-drenched death metal from the Peak District region.
Drawing from Limburg's metal heritage, this symphonic power metal outfit channels fierce energy since 2021. Powerful vocals and driving riffs define their contribution to traditional metal.
Melodic death metal band from Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic, active since 2016. Their melodic approach balances intricate guitar harmonies with death metal aggression from the industrial heartland of northern Bohemia.
Hydria was a symphonic metal duo from Rio de Janeiro formed in 2008, centred on vocalist Raquel Schüler and guitarist, composer, and producer Celo Oliveira. Their self-funded debut album Mirror of Tears (2008) earned the band opening slots for Within Temptation and Tarja Turunen on their 2008 Brazilian tours, significantly raising the band's profile. Hydria continued with Poison Paradise, the acoustic collection Acústico — The Acoustic Sessions (2011), and Freakshow (2013) before splitting up that same year.
Named after an invasive aquatic weed, Deer Park's Hydrilla chokes out the competition with thick groove riffs and a Southern swagger rooted deep in the Houston industrial corridor. Their sound hits like the humidity — heavy, inescapable, and absolutely relentless.
Hydro is a power metal band from Ancona, Italy, active since 2012 and delivering soaring melodies, epic arrangements, and powerful vocals. The project channels the grandeur and ambition of power metal.
Hydrogenium is a ambient/black metal project from Moscow, Russia, active since 2013 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Russia black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Heavy metal and hard rock outfit from Charlieu in the Loire department, active since 2019. Their sound channels the spirit of classic rock and metal from rural central France.
Black/death metal and grindcore band from Hamburg, Germany, active since 2013. Their three-pronged extreme assault merges blackened fury, death metal weight, and grindcore brevity from the Hanseatic city.
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