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Hast is a black metal project from Lille, France, active since 2020 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the France black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Birmingham, Alabama's Haste formed in 1995 and occupied a space where post-hardcore, metalcore, and emo intersected. The band released three albums — Pursuit in the Face of Consequence (1999), When Reason Sleeps (2001), and The Mercury Lift (2003) — before disbanding in 2007. The Mercury Lift in particular drew comparisons to the atmospheric post-hardcore of Quicksand and Hum, and the band is remembered as a defining act of the early 2000s regional heavy music scene.
Indianapolis metalcore outfit Haste the Day were a driving force in the Christian metalcore movement of the 2000s, blending melodic hooks with aggressive breakdowns across albums like 'Burning Bridges' and 'Pressure the Hinges.' Their farewell show at Furnace Fest became legendary, though the band has since reunited periodically to remind fans why they were one of the scene's most beloved acts.
Melodic death metal/metalcore band from Krefeld, Germany, active since 2008. Their polished sound merges Gothenburg-influenced melodic death metal with the dynamic energy of metalcore.
Hastio is a black metal and punk band from Buenos Aires that formed in 2015, playing short, raw tracks typically under two minutes. They released the SATVRNALIA EP on December 24, 2016, recorded at Electric Chesterland Studios, followed by their self-titled album on January 6, 2019, recorded and mixed at Estudios Del Valle by Nahuel Martinez. The self-titled album features seven tracks including "Combate," "Yog Sothoth (El señor de la galaxia)," and "Los ojos eternos."
Emerging from Genoa's underground, this black metal act has been forging menacing sonic fury since 2013. Their sound channels tremolo-driven fury and blasting percussion through walls of distortion.
Heavy metal act from the English Midlands, active since 2013. Over a decade of riff-driven compositions from the heartland of British metal have built a solid catalog of traditional heaviness.
HaSzem is a blackened viking/folk metal band from Poland, formed in 2019. They weave folk traditions into heavy metal compositions.
California's Hat occupy a grimy corner where death metal's brutality meets sludge metal's oppressive drag, and they've been doing so since 2011. There's a caustic, tar-thick quality to their output — ugly in all the right ways.
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