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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.
Monroe, Connecticut's He Was a God explore progressive metal's capacity for dramatic, emotionally charged songwriting, building lengthy, dynamic compositions from contrasts between quiet tension and surging heaviness. Formed in 2021, they're still early in their story but already ambitious in scope.
Phoenix death metal act He Who Binds Himself have been trafficking in uncompromising extremity since 2014, rooted in the death metal fundamentals of brutal riffing, down-tuned punishment, and merciless drumming. Their desert-city origins give their aggression a parched, relentless quality.
Spokane's He Who Walks Behind the Rows lift their name from Stephen King's rural horror mythology and apply it to a black/death metal sound steeped in malevolence and ritual menace. Formed in 2021, they belong to the Pacific Northwest's tradition of atmospheric, darkly literary extreme metal.
HE[M'P] is a metalcore band from Douvrin, France, active since 2018 and delivering aggressive, dynamic metal with crushing breakdowns and intense energy. The project channels the power of modern extreme metal.
Head Cleaner is a death metal/grindcore band from Thessaloniki, Greece, active since 2003 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
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