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Los Angeles's Hate for Humanity have been waging short, concentrated grindcore attacks since 2020 out of the San Fernando Valley. Blunt, fast, and abrasive — very much a product of LA's dense underground extreme scene.
Chicago's Hate Force have been dealing death metal from the city's hard-edged underground since 2014. Straightforward in their mission, they favor dense, grinding execution over experimentation — Midwestern death metal with industrial-city backbone.
Hate Gods is a Brazilian black metal project formed in 2021, working in the depressive and suicidal black metal style. The band released multiple recordings in its debut year, including the album Noctívago Autocídio Lucífugo and the EP Condescendência Extinta, both issued in 2021 through their Bandcamp page.
Hate in Blood is a death metal trio from Posadas, Misiones, Argentina, formed in 2022 by vocalist Pablo Lopez, guitarist and bassist Ariel Romero, and drummer Martin Romero. Their debut EP Internal Torment was released on December 17, 2022, recorded by Sergio March and mixed and mastered by Francis Jakob, featuring five tracks including "Death Monarchy," "One Thousand Worms," and the title track.
Hate in Flesh is a melodic death metal band from Lisbon, Portugal, active since 2015 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
Hate in Hands is a metalcore/melodic death metal band from Moscow, Russia, active since 2014 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
Thrash metal band from Wolkenstein, Germany, active since 2009. Their aggressive thrash channels the defiant spirit of the Ore Mountains, delivering speed-fueled intensity from rural Saxony.
Connecticut's Hate Inclination carve out brutal death metal with a focused, technically demanding sound since 2014. Their approach leans into the subgenre's characteristic density — complicated rhythmically, unstoppable in momentum.
Thrash metal act from Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Canary Islands, active since 2016. Their biblical name suits aggressive compositions forged in the volcanic Atlantic archipelago off Africa's coast.
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