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Haron is a thrash metal band from Jabłonna, Poland, active since 2021 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
Death metal act from Oulu in northern Finland, active since 2022. Their funereal name channels the frozen desolation of Finland's north into crushing death metal compositions.
Champaign, Illinois's Harpe steep themselves in death-doom's most morbid traditions — the genre's slow-motion dread rendered in thick, downtuned guitars and a pacing that refuses to rush toward the inevitable. A heavy and deliberate presence since 2020.
Harpia is a heavy metal band from Sępólno Krajeńskie, Poland, active since 2011 and forging classic heavy metal with conviction and power. The project channels the timeless spirit of traditional metal riffage.
Melodic death metal band from Vienna, Austria, featuring the interplay of harsh male vocals and clean female vocals from frontwoman Chiara Francesca Dezi. Their debut album Collapse, produced by guitarist Marco Cudan, showcases intricate songwriting across ten tracks of thrash-tinged melodic death metal.
Chicago's Harpoon bring the controlled chaos of grindcore to the thrash metal framework, producing music that's fast, violent, and barely contained since 2014. Their sound has the aggression of both genres and the patience of neither.
Harpoon is a heavy metal band from José C. Paz, Buenos Aires province, rooted in the tradition of Argentine metal (Metal Argento) shaped by pioneering acts like V8 and Hermética. The band has released three studio albums — Grito de Rabia (1998), Batalla Eterna (2006), and Tu Mismo Pensar (2011) — with a lineup anchored by vocalist Ramón Duré, guitarists Alejandro Burgos and Hernán San Martín, bassist Rafael Florentín, and drummer Daniel López. Batalla Eterna was recorded and mastered at Crazy Rabbit Studios and produced by the band alongside Ariel Ranieri.
Harppia is a heavy metal institution from São Paulo, Brazil, tracing their roots to 1982 when vocalist Jack Santiago and guitarist Hélcio Aguirra formed the precursor band Via-Láctea, officially adopting the Harppia name in 1983 in tribute to the harpy eagle. Their 1985 debut EP A Ferro e Fogo, released on Baratos Afins, is widely considered one of the first heavy metal EPs of its style recorded in Brazil, with the track Salém (A Cidade das Bruxas) becoming a Brazilian metal anthem. In 2008, the band performed before more than 50,000 people at São Paulo's Virada Cultural in celebration of their 25th anniversary.
Black metal project from Bad Schussenried, Germany, formed in 2024. Their dark, atmospheric sound channels the raw traditions of European black metal from the rural reaches of Upper Swabia.
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