Hail the Sun formed in Chico, California in 2009, delivering a technical and inventive strain of post-hardcore driven by Donovan Melero's acrobatic vocals and virtuosic drumming from behind the kit. Albums like 'Wake' and 'New Age Filth' showcase the band's progressive tendencies, weaving complex time signatures and angular guitar work into emotionally charged songwriting. Their willingness to experiment within the post-hardcore framework has earned them a dedicated following among fans of bands like Dance Gavin Dance and Circa Survive.

Hailing from the small coastal community of Moyock, North Carolina, Hail!Hornet have been grinding out heavy sludge metal since 2011. Thick, churning, and corrosive — the kind of sound that feels like standing too close to a transformer fire.

From the small town of Milford, Indiana, Hailshot traffic in the slow and heavy — stoner grooves layered over thick doom foundations. Their sound is the musical equivalent of a bar fight in slow motion.

Haine is a US black metal project founded in 2018 whose name — French for "hatred" — signals exactly the kind of cold, misanthropic atmosphere they pursue. Sparse on location, heavy on malice.

San Diego's Hair of the Bear conjure the sun-baked, fuzz-soaked side of stoner doom — riffs that sprawl as wide as the Pacific and drag just as deep. Formed in 2018, they've built a hazy, heavy catalog that owes as much to desert rock as it does to doom.

Denver thrash outfit Hairbags have been at it since 2009, playing aggressive, no-nonsense thrash metal that fits right into Colorado's scrappy underground scene. Loud, fast, and entirely unapologetic.

Named for the Chinese sea god, Rochester's Haishen bring a progressive metal sensibility to upstate New York since 2020. Technically ambitious and melodically adventurous, they favor complexity over brute force.

Denver's Haitzuloan — their name drawn from the Basque word for "cave" — write sludge and doom metal that genuinely sounds like something dredged from underground. Formed in 2019, they're one of the heavier entries in Denver's already formidable heavy underground.

Technical Progressive / Groove Metal from Lewisville.