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Proof (2024)
Featured Progressive Metal Album
Death Atlas (2019)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
05/08 @ Underground Arts, Philadelphia
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Las Vegas's Hand of Doubt slam crossover thrash, hardcore, and straight-up metal together into something that sounds like a pit fight with a soundtrack — relentless and confrontational since 2019.
Glasgow-based death metal act active since 2017. Their philosophical name, referencing a single unified entity, adds intellectual depth to crushing death metal from Scotland's largest city.
San Francisco's Hand of Fire keep the Bay Area thrash tradition burning since 2017, playing tightly-wound riff-driven metal in a city that helped define the genre nearly four decades ago.
Washington State's Hand of Flauros draw their name from demonological lore, and their black metal follows suit — occult in focus, dark in atmosphere, and deliberate in its malevolence since 2023.
Brooklyn's Hand of Glory take the occult imagery suggested by their name and translate it into black metal that feels rooted in genuine darkness rather than posture. Active since 2019 in New York City's dense underground.
Thrash metal outfit from Edinburgh, active since 2022. Their Germanic-sounding name adds character to aggressive thrash compositions from the Scottish capital.
Hand of Kalliach is a folk metal band from Edinburgh, England, formed in 2020. They weave folk traditions into heavy metal compositions.
Hand of Omega is a sludge/doom metal band from Stoke-on-Trent, England, formed in 2020. They channel crushing sludge-doom through abrasive riffs and oppressive weight.
Hand of the Host is a death metal band from Birmingham, United Kingdom, active since 2026 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
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