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Ride the Flatline (feat. Jami Morgan & Code Orange) (2024)
Featured Groove Metal Album
Evidence (2023)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Winona, Minnesota's Harbinger blend groove and thrash metal into a mid-sized town sound with outsized bite, active since 2015 in a state with a fierce and underappreciated metal pedigree.
Hamilton, New York's Harbinger play traditional heavy metal with a conviction that feels earned — a small-town act formed in 2015 with big riffs and a clear love for the genre's classic, no-nonsense core.
Lansing, Michigan's Harbinger race through heavy, speed, and thrash metal with relentless momentum since 2015, another act from the Great Lakes underground proving that the Midwest has always had the chops.
Harbinger of Storms is a doom metal act from Edinburgh, United Kingdom, active since 2022 and channeling monolithic heaviness through its doom metal framework. The project delivers oppressive, glacially paced compositions.
Harbour of Souls is a heavy metal band from Goes, Netherlands, active since 2015 and forging classic heavy metal with conviction and power. The project channels the timeless spirit of traditional metal riffage.
Denver's Harboured emerged in 2020 weaving atmospheric black metal into post-metal expansiveness, their sound as high and cold as the Rocky Mountain backdrop that defines the city they call home.
Virginia's Hard Bleed formed in Woodbridge in 2026, pressing groove metal muscle into sludge metal decay — a bruising and purposefully slow-burning new entry in the Northern Virginia underground.
From Bassano del Grappa (Vicenza) in Italy, this heavy/thrash metal act brings relentless intensity to the regional scene since 2019. Razor-sharp riffing and breakneck tempos carry the spirit of classic thrash.
Hard Disk Drive is a heavy metal band from Messinia, Greece, active since 2015 and forging classic heavy metal with conviction and power. The project channels the timeless spirit of traditional metal riffage.
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