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Viribus Unitis (2025)
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L'Enfant Sauvage (2012)
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Obnoxious (2022)
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Hirilorn is a black metal project from Poitiers, France, active since 2022 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the France black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Hirjä is a raw black/funeral doom metal project from Grand Est, France, active since 2024 and crafting glacially slow, suffocating heaviness at the most oppressive tempos in extreme metal. The project plumbs the depths of despair through crushing, extended compositions.
Black/death metal band from Viimsi, Estonia, formed in 2025. Their fierce blend of black and death metal aggression represents the newest extreme metal voice from the Baltic region.
Hiroshima is a heavy metal band from Olsztyn, Poland, active since 2011 and forging classic heavy metal with conviction and power. The project channels the timeless spirit of traditional metal riffage.
Hirsi is a black/folk metal band from Kajaani, Finland, formed in 2016. They weave folk traditions into heavy metal compositions.
Hirsipuu is a death metal band from Kouvola, Finland, active since 2012 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Hirsipuutarha is a thrash metal band from Tampere/Valkeakoski, Finland, active since 2024 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
Heavy metal band from Rothenthurm, Switzerland, formed in 2024. Emerging from the central Swiss highlands, they deliver sturdy, no-frills heavy metal rooted in the genre's timeless foundations.
Hirveä is a drone/doom metal act from Finland, active since 2017 and channeling monolithic heaviness through its doom metal framework. The project delivers oppressive, glacially paced compositions.
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