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Hands Like Houses

Canberra, ACT, AU · 2008–present · active
Hands Like Houses formed in Canberra in 2008 and became one of Australia's most successful post-hardcore exports by pairing atmospheric guitar work with Trenton Woodley's soaring, clean vocal style. Ground Dweller introduced a band rooted in the Rise Records era but less dependent on harsh vocals than many peers, using intricate arrangements and widescreen choruses to create lift. Unimagine refined that approach with songs like "Introduced Species," "A Tale of Outer Suburbia," and "No Parallels," while Dissonants pushed the guitars heavier and more direct on tracks such as "I Am" and "Colourblind." Later releases including -Anon., the self-titled EP, and new-era material moved closer to alternative rock, but the band's post-hardcore foundation remained audible in the dynamics and rhythmic urgency. Hands Like Houses fit the accepted scope through their scene history, guitar-driven intensity, and connection to heavier touring circuits. Their strongest work is defined by motion rather than brute force: layered guitars, dramatic vocal arcs, and choruses that feel like open air after dense verses. The band made technical polish and emotional release feel naturally linked.
alternative rockemopost-hardcore

Hands of Attrition

Birmingham, GB · 2019–present · active
Hands of Attrition is a metalcore band from Birmingham, United Kingdom, active since 2019 and delivering aggressive, dynamic metal with crushing breakdowns and intense energy. The project channels the power of modern extreme metal.
Metalcore

Hands of Cernunnos

Ufa, RU · 2016–present · active
Hands of Cernunnos is a black metal project from Ufa, Russia, active since 2016 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Russia black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Black Metal

Hands of Deliverance

Renton, WA, US · 2017–present · active
Groove metal outfit from Renton, Washington, Hands of Deliverance have been pounding out heavy, riff-driven material since 2017, blending mid-tempo muscle with a taste for the mechanical and menacing.
Groove Metal

Hands of Goro

San Francisco, CA, US · 2024–present · active
Named for the four-armed Mortal Kombat villain, this San Francisco outfit emerged in 2024 swinging old-school heavy metal with a playful nod to the genre's pulpy, monstrous roots.
Heavy Metal

Hands of Might

Nynäshamn, SE · 2010–present · active
An uncompromising heavy metal project from Nynäshamn, active since 2010. Twin-guitar harmonies and commanding vocals characterize their sound.
Heavy Metal

Hands of Thieves

Portland, OR, US · 2016–present · active
Portland's Hands of Thieves cast a wide net across black, death, and doom metal, conjuring something genuinely dark and multifaceted since forming in 2016 in the Pacific Northwest underground.
Black MetalDeath DoomDeath MetalDoom Metal

Hands That Kill

Fresno, CA, US · 2025–present · active
Fresno's Hands That Kill arrived in 2025 swinging a chaotic three-way hybrid of death metal, thrash, and grindcore — short, fast, and built to draw blood from the first second.
Death MetalGrindcoreThrash Metal

Hands That Lift the Oceans

Würzburg, DE · 2016–present · active
Post-black metal and ambient project from Wurzburg, Germany, formed in 2016. Their ethereal sound dissolves the boundaries between black metal intensity and ambient serenity, creating immersive, meditative soundscapes.
Black Metal

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