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Viribus Unitis (2025)
Featured Groove Metal Album
Nihility (2002)
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Featured Thrash Metal Album
Obnoxious Demos (2014)
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Death metal and groove/thrash metal act from Velke Mezirici, Czech Republic, active since 2016. They blend multiple strains of extreme metal into a versatile attack.
Irish heavy/groove metal act active since 2012, anchoring traditional heavy metal's melodic sensibility in crushing mid-tempo grooves. Their chunky riffing and powerful vocal delivery create a sound designed for maximum physical impact.
Groove metal band from Varna, Bulgaria, formed in 2025. A brand-new act bringing heavy, rhythmic grooves from Bulgaria's Black Sea coast.
Spanish heavy/groove metal and hard rock band from Madrid, formed in 2022. They deliver heavy grooves with hard rock energy from the Spanish capital.
German groove/death metal band from Sinsheim, formed in 2010. They combine groove metal's heavy rhythmic foundation with death metal's guttural vocal assault.
Groove/doom metal band from Tamworth in Staffordshire, formed in 2010. They bring crushing, slow-tempo heaviness paired with groove-driven rhythmic punch to the UK doom scene.
French groove/thrash metal band from Paris, formed in 2020. They deliver heavy groove-thrash from the French capital.
Groove metal outfit from Halmstad, formed in 2013. Their material trades in the satisfying crunch of heavy, rhythmically driven riffs that demand involuntary neck movement.
Groove metal and death 'n' roll band from Antwerp, Belgium, active since 2015. They combine groove metal's rhythmic crunch with the loose, rock-infected swagger of death 'n' roll.
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