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Massachusetts-based The Heavy Metal Orchestra, formed in 2019, take the idea of symphonic metal seriously enough to make the orchestra part literal — fusing large-scale orchestral arrangements with the power and aggression of heavy metal. Where many symphonic metal acts layer strings and brass as window dressing, this project treats the orchestral element as a full compositional equal. The result is cinematic and grandiose in the best sense.
The Hell We Created is a death metal band from Löhne, Germany, formed in 2018. They deliver crushing death metal with thematic depth.
Formed in Stockholm in 1994 by Nicke Andersson — then the drummer in Entombed — and Dregen of Backyard Babies, The Hellacopters began as a side project but became one of the most important Swedish rock bands of the 1990s, fusing the Detroit garage-punk of the MC5 with the riff vocabulary of AC/DC and the energy of the Ramones. Classic records including Supershitty to the Max! (1996) and By the Grace of God (2002) helped define the action rock and garage rock revival movements, and the band is considered alongside The Hives as one of Sweden's most influential rock exports. After breaking up in 2008, they reformed in 2016 and have continued releasing and performing since.
The Helldozers is a southern/groove metal/rock band from Cologne, Germany, formed in 2013. They deliver heavy, groove-laden southern metal and rock.
The Hellectric Devilz from Bayonne in the French Basque Country deliver heavy metal charged with diabolical electricity since 2020. Their portmanteau name — hell plus electric — drives compositions of hell-powered energy from the Pyrénées-Atlantiques coast.
Formed in Budapest, Hungary, in 2009 by two former members of the surf-psycho act Los Tiki Torpedoes, The Hellfreaks built their early reputation on a fusion of psychobilly and horror punk delivered with aggressive energy and dark theatrical flair. Their first two albums, Hell Sweet Hell (2010) and Circus of Shame (2012), established the project before a stylistic pivot toward harder punk rock on Astoria (2016), a move accompanied by a lineup overhaul. The band has continued releasing records, including God on the Run (2020) and Pitch Black Sunset (2023), broadening their sound while retaining the macabre imagery of their origins.
The Hidden Project from Elche in Alicante province deliver death metal from the palm-grove city of southeastern Spain since 2012. Their secretive name frames an underground approach to extreme metal from the Valencian coast.
The High Confessions are a Chicago-based supergroup formed in 2009 around an unlikely convergence of experimental music veterans: industrial vocalist Chris Connelly (Ministry, Revolting Cocks), Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley, metal producer Sanford Parker (Minsk, Nachtmystium), and engineer Jeremy Lemos. Their debut album Turning Lead into Gold (2010) on Relapse Records is a brooding, drone-heavy document of post-rock experimentation informed by each member's industrial and metal background, described by critics as evocative and textural rather than aggressive. The project represented a rare cross-pollination of Chicago's disparate underground scenes.
Scranton, Pennsylvania's The Hill You Die On blend the slow, suffocating weight of doom metal with the gritty, road-worn character of Southern metal, creating something that feels both regionally displaced and geographically inevitable. Founded in 2017, they traffic in the kind of heavy that builds gradually and lands hard, with a working-class authenticity that suits their northeastern industrial roots. The name alone signals their philosophy: deliberate, committed, and dug in.
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