Brussels heavy/power metal band The Guild formed in 2001, blending classic heavy metal and power metal with stoner-influenced riffing across a catalog that includes a demo and a recorded album. The band's Bandcamp handle — diefortheguild — gestures toward the kind of sword-and-sorcery devotion to craft that defines their approach.

The Hammer Killers from the Basque fishing town of Bermeo deliver a raw fusion of heavy metal, speed metal, hard rock, and punk since 2014. Their violent name and coastal Basque origin drive a no-frills approach that channels the Atlantic storm energy of the Bay of Biscay.

The Hand of Doom is a heavy metal/hard rock band from Bad Hersfeld, Germany, formed in 2025. Named after the classic Black Sabbath track, they play riff-driven heavy metal and hard rock.

The Headless Ghost from Milan deliver heavy metal channeling decapitated-specter horror since 2025. Their Lombardy base brings Italian gothic tradition to classic metal.

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.

The Hunchback is a heavy metal band from Brindisi, Italy, formed in 2018. They deliver traditional heavy metal with powerful riffs and dark thematic imagery from the Puglia region.

The Ivory Hawks from Málaga deliver melodic heavy metal and hard rock with the sun-bleached swagger of the Costa del Sol since 2018. Their soaring name captures the predatory grace they bring to hook-driven compositions from Andalusia.

The Ivory Tower is a heavy metal band from Athens, formed in 2020. Their music delivers classic heavy metal with the grandeur and ambition their fortress-like name suggests.

The Jack from Santa Perpètua de Mogoda near Barcelona play heavy metal with the workmanlike dependability of a lifting device — or the wild unpredictability of a playing card — since 2018. Their Catalan industrial-town origins ground their classic metal approach.