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Let You Go (2024)
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The Bestiary (2025)
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Halo (2017)
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Symphonic metal band from Ostrava, Czech Republic, active since 2016. Their grand, orchestrally enhanced compositions bring sweeping symphonic arrangements to heavy metal from the Moravian-Silesian capital.
Hypermass is a melodic death metal band from Trondheim, Norway, active since 2015 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
Hypernaut is a stoner rock and metal band from Lima, Peru, formed in 2018 out of an earlier project called Bad Hombres. Drawing on the heavy riff traditions of the 1970s and 1990s, the band released their debut full-length Ozymandias in 2020, showcasing a raw, DIY-driven approach to riff-based rock that has established them within the Lima stoner and heavy psych scene.
Devastating Melodic Death Metal from Fort Worth.
Hyperomm is a melodic death metal/metalcore band from Moscow, Russia, active since 2017 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
Forged in Östersund's metal community, this blackened speed/thrash metal act channels furious aggression since 2012. Atmospheric depth and feral intensity coexist in their compositions.
Hypervenom is a stoner/sludge metal band from Salerno, Italy, active since 2018 and delivering fuzz-laden, groove-heavy riffs through a haze of overdriven amplification. The project channels the riff-worshipping spirit of the genre.
Hyperwülff is a stoner/sludge metal, electronic/soundtrack band from Bologna, Italy, active since 2014 and delivering fuzz-laden, groove-heavy riffs through a haze of overdriven amplification. The project channels the riff-worshipping spirit of the genre.
Thrash metal band from Innsbruck, Austria, active since 2011. They deliver aggressive, riff-driven thrash rooted in the European tradition, bringing relentless energy from the heart of the Austrian Alps.
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