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Hellraider is a thrash metal band from Melipilla, Chile, founded in 2007 by members including former Disaster musicians Fredy Díaz and Hernaldo Tapia. The band built a substantial catalog with the debut full-length "The Revenge of Pork Head" (2011), the demo "The Time Has Come" (2014, released on tape by Street Metal Blasphemy), and the "Insanity" demo track in 2017.
Hellscourge is a black/death metal band from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, formed in 2017. The band channels themes of the Devil and hellfire through a raw blackened death metal approach, and released the full-length "Unmerciful Blasphemies" through Dybbuk Records.
Hellspawn is a death metal band from Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, with roots tracing back to predecessor project Sanctifier, which was founded in 1989. The band draws on Cthulhu Mythos themes and released the EP "In Agelessness" (2021) on Old Temple Records, continuing a decades-long tradition of brutal Brazilian death metal.
Hellstorm is a black metal band from Raul Soares, Minas Gerais, Brazil, formed in 2010. The band self-released a one-sided LP in 2010 and followed it with the self-titled EP in 2014, both available through their Bandcamp page.
Helltern is a heavy/power metal band from Curitiba, Brazil, formed in November 2019 and named after a German word meaning "enlightened." Their debut album "A World Without Mercy" (2021), recorded at Funds House Studio and produced by Aly Fioren, draws on the musical lineage of Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, and Dio while addressing themes including World War II, the Holodomor, and the pandemic.
Helltribe is a thrash/groove metal band from João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil, formed in 2014 and notable for being one of the first heavy metal acts to record an album from the state of Paraíba. Their debut EP "Brutal Reality" (2016) weaves Brazilian and African percussion rhythms into their aggressive sound, addressing themes of cannibalism, war, and social problems.
Hellven is a death/thrash metal band from Itapecerica da Serra, São Paulo, Brazil. The band features a lineup of Edu on vocals and guitar, Kinho on guitar, Welker on bass, and AD on drums, playing aggressive extreme metal rooted in the São Paulo underground scene.
Hellway Patrol is a heavy/thrash metal power trio from Londrina, Paraná, Brazil, formed in 2017 by vocalist and bassist Ricardo Pigatto, guitarist Thiago Franzim, and drummer João Bolognini. The band crafts post-apocalyptic and dystopian-themed metal, releasing the EP "Desert Ghost" in June 2018, followed by their self-titled EP.
Hellway Train is a hard rock and traditional heavy metal band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, relaunched in 2020 by founders Marc Hellway and Vinicius Thram with a renewed focus on classic 1980s heavy metal sounds. The band released the EP "Lockdown Reborn" in November 2020 and their debut full-length album "Borderline" in 2024 via Classic Metal Records.
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