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Rooted in Linköping's underground, this melodic heavy metal/hard rock project delivers crushing compositions with conviction since 2001. Their compositions celebrate the timeless formula of powerful riffs and soaring melodies.
Hazy Hamlet is a traditional heavy metal band from Maringá, Paraná, formed in 1999, drawing heavily from classic 1970s and 1980s acts such as Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, and Grave Digger. Their debut full-length Forging Metal (2009) earned international distribution across the USA, Europe, and Japan, and was named best album of 2009 by the All the Bangers webzine. They followed it with Full Throttle (2013) on Arthorium Records, cementing their reputation as one of the more dedicated purists in Brazil's underground heavy metal scene.
Symphonic Metal/Rock act from Forssa in Finland, active since 2013 and delivering devastating extremity. Tight compositions and aggressive delivery characterize their particular approach.
Emerging from Pieksämäki's underground, this death/thrash metal act has been forging thunderous sonic fury since 2010. Punishing compositions and guttural fury form the core of their sound.
Spanish band from El Paso, formed in 2023, evolving from heavy/thrash metal and punk rock into hard rock territory. Their versatile approach spans punk energy and metal aggression.
HDK is a progressive death/thrash/groove metal band from Reuver, the Netherlands, formed in 2013. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
HDLNKGS was a raw black metal project from Ponta Grossa, Paraná, active from 2018 until their split-up. The project released the EP Pone Diabolus Custodiam in May 2022, a three-track independent digital release documenting their stripped-down, lo-fi approach to Brazilian black metal.
He Exists to Tempt Humans Toward Evil is a black metal project from Helsinki, Finland, active since 2024 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Finland black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Wilmington, North Carolina's He Is Legend defy easy categorization, lurching between southern-fried hard rock, sludgy stoner grooves, and progressive post-hardcore with Schuylar Croom's wild, theatrical vocals tying it all together. Albums like 'I Am Hollywood' and 'White Bat' showcase a band that thrives on unpredictability, equal parts Queens of the Stone Age and Every Time I Die.
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