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"Mirror" Mixtape (2022)
Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
05/08 @ Underground Arts, Philadelphia
Featured Black Metal Album
Give Me Back My World (2025)
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New Orleans' Hangnail have dealt in death metal and grindcore since 1998, pairing the city's swampy, heavy undercurrent with the kind of blasting ferocity that demands short, vicious songs.
Hangover in Minsk is a depressive/post-black metal band from Warsaw, Poland, formed in 2025. They push black metal into atmospheric, post-metal territory.
Hangvart is a depressive black/doom metal band from Toulouse, France, formed in 2013. They channel bleak, emotionally devastating black metal from the depths of despair.
Heavy metal act from Tampere, active since 2016. Their forward-looking name matches compositions that carry the spirit of traditional heavy metal while pushing toward new horizons.
Hanky-Panky is a stoner/thrash metal/punk band from Calais, France, active since 2015 and delivering fuzz-laden, groove-heavy riffs through a haze of overdriven amplification. The project channels the riff-worshipping spirit of the genre.
Progressive technical death metal project of renowned drummer Hannes Grossmann from Nuremberg, Germany, known for his work with Necrophagist, Obscura, and Blotted Science. His solo album Echoes Of Eternity pays homage to his former bands while showcasing his compositional prowess, recorded entirely at his MordorSounds studio.
Hannibal is a heavy/groove/thrash metal band from Le Poiré-sur-Vie, France, formed in 2020. They blend thrash metal's velocity with groove metal's rhythmic punch.
Operating from Cherkasy, this black metal project has been shaping crushing sound since 2021. Their sound channels tremolo-driven fury and blasting percussion through walls of distortion.
Rooted in Lund's underground, this heavy metal project delivers harsh compositions with conviction since 2009. Their sound draws on NWOBHM and classic metal traditions with conviction.
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