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Hagane (band)
HAGANE (鋼, "steel") is a Tokyo all-female melodic speed metal band formed June 23, 2018 by guitarist Sakura. After a 2023 lineup collapse, it restarted in 2024 with vocalist Nagi and drummer JUNNA, releasing Top of the Tower and debuting internationally in 2026.
Haggard (band)
Haggard is a German symphonic metal ensemble founded in 1989 in Halle (Saale), led by Asis Nasseri, that merges classical, baroque, medieval, and metal music with a large live orchestra; albums include And Thou Shalt Trust... The Seer (1997) through Tales of Ithiria (2008).
Haken (band)
Haken are a London progressive metal band formed in 2007 by Richard Henshall of To-Mera. Seven albums from Aquarius (2010) to Fauna (2023), the Vector/Virus concept diptych, Peter Jones's 2021 return, and the 2026 departures of Griffiths and Green define the band.
HammerFall
HammerFall, Swedish heavy/power metal band from Gothenburg formed 1993 by Oscar Dronjak and Jesper Strömblad of Ceremonial Oath; debut Glory to the Brave (1997), 13 albums, (r)Evolution hit #1 in Sweden.
Hate Eternal
Hate Eternal is an American death metal band formed in Florida in 1997 and led by guitarist and vocalist Erik Rutan, formerly of Morbid Angel, who has released seven studio albums between 1999 and 2018.
Hatebreed
Hatebreed, Connecticut hardcore/metal band formed 1994, led by Jamey Jasta. Debut Satisfaction Is the Death of Desire (1997, Victory); Grammy-nominated 2005; The Divinity of Purpose hit number one Hard Rock 2013; Fatal Paradox due November 2026.
Havok (group)
Havok is an American thrash metal band formed in Denver, Colorado, in 2004 by David Sanchez, emerging from the mid-2000s American thrash revival with a style evoking Exodus and Metallica.
Havukruunu
Havukruunu is a Finnish pagan black metal band from Hausjärvi, formed in 2005 and led by Stefan Sorghammer, whose 2025 album Tavastland ranked 30th on Decibel's Top 40.
Headbangers Ball (MTV)
Headbangers Ball is a heavy metal video program that premiered on MTV in 1987, was abruptly canceled in 1995, and was revived on MTV2 in 2003, hosted by Hatebreed's Jamey Jasta.
Headbanging
Headbanging is the vigorous rhythmic motion of the head and upper body to music, the namesake gesture of heavy metal, credited to Led Zeppelin shows in Boston around 1968.
Heaven Shall Burn
Heaven Shall Burn is a German metalcore band from Saalfeld, Thuringia, formed in 1996, whose anti-fascist lyrics and album Of Truth and Sacrifice reached number 1 in Germany in 2020.
Heavy metal festivals in Asia and Africa
Heavy metal festivals in Asia and Africa are recurring metal events outside the genre's traditional circuit, from Indonesia's Hammersonic to Botswana's charity-founded Winter Metal Mania.
Heavy metal festivals in Australia and New Zealand
Heavy metal festivals in Australia and New Zealand are multi-band events and touring packages, running from the Big Day Out and Soundwave's collapse to Download Australia and Knotfest Australia.
Heavy metal festivals in Latin America
Heavy metal festivals in Latin America are recurring multi-band metal events, including Monsters of Rock Brazil, Monterrey Metal Fest, and Bogotá's free Rock al Parque.
Hed PE
Hed PE, also known as (hed) Planet Earth and stylized (həd) p.e., is an American G-punk/rapcore band formed in 1994 in Huntington Beach, California, by Jahred Gomes; known for fusing punk, hip-hop, and metal across albums Broke, Blackout, and beyond.
Helix (band)
Helix is a Canadian hard rock/heavy metal band formed in 1974 in Kitchener, Ontario, as the Helix Field Band, best known for the 1984 hit "Rock You" from Walkin' the Razor's Edge; vocalist Brian Vollmer is the sole constant member across 14 studio albums.
Helloween
Helloween, German power metal band formed 1983 in Hamburg by Kai Hansen, Michael Weikath, Markus Grosskopf, and Ingo Schwichtenberg; Keeper of the Seven Keys Parts I and II defined power metal; seven-member Pumpkins United lineup tours since 2017.
Helmet (band)
Helmet is an American alternative metal band formed in New York City in 1989 by singer and guitarist Page Hamilton, its sole constant member. Their 1992 album Meantime was certified Gold.
Heriot
Heriot is a British heavy metal band from Swindon, England, whose blend of sludge, hardcore, and metalcore made them a leading act of the early-2020s British metal scene.
High on Fire
High on Fire is an American stoner/sludge/doom metal power trio formed in 1998 in Oakland, California by Sleep guitarist Matt Pike; nine studio albums from The Art of Self Defense (2000) to Cometh the Storm (2024), and a 2019 Grammy for Electric Messiah.
Hole in the Sky (Bergen Metal Fest)
Hole in the Sky was a metal festival in Bergen, Norway, held annually from 2000 to 2011 and founded as a memorial to drummer Erik "Grim" Brødreskift.
Hollywood Rose
Hollywood Rose was the early 1980s Los Angeles hard rock band of Axl Rose, Izzy Stradlin, and Chris Weber, also named A.X.L. and Rose; its 1984 demo became The Roots of Guns N' Roses (2004), and its 1985 merger with L.A. Guns formed Guns N' Roses.
Holocausto
Holocausto is a Brazilian extreme metal band formed in 1985 in Belo Horizonte, a founding act of the Cogumelo Records scene known for war-themed black and thrash metal.
Hooded Menace
Hooded Menace is a Finnish death/doom metal band formed in 2007 in Joensuu by guitarist Lasse Pyykkö, named for the eyeless Knights Templar of the horror film Tombs of the Blind Dead.
Hopesfall
Hopesfall is an American post-hardcore band formed in March 1998 in Charlotte, North Carolina, best known for the melodic metalcore album The Satellite Years (2002).
Humanity's Last Breath
Humanity's Last Breath, Swedish extreme metal/deathcore band formed 2009 in Helsingborg by Buster Odeholm (also of Vildhjarta); albums Structures Collapse, Abyssal, Välde, Ashen; known for dense, overproduced heaviness.
Hydra Head Records
Hydra Head Records was an American independent record label for metal and experimental music, founded by Aaron Turner of Isis, which announced its closure in 2012 after 17 years.
Hypocrisy (group)
Hypocrisy is a Swedish death metal band from Ludvika, formed around 1990 by guitarist and vocalist Peter Tägtgren, known for Roswell 47 and thirteen albums through Worship (2021).
I Prevail
I Prevail is an American metalcore/post-hardcore band formed 2013 in Metro Detroit, Michigan, known for a platinum "Blank Space" cover, gold albums Lifelines and Trauma, Grammy nominations, and the 2025 album Violent Nature.
I Promised the World
I Promised the World (f.k.a. Sinema) is a metalcore/post-hardcore band from Denton, Texas, formed 2023, named for a Saosin lyric, signed to Rise Records, self-titled EP released January 2026.