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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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Groove metal act from Terneuzen in Zeeland, active since 2010. Caerus — named after the Greek god of opportunity — delivers heavy grooves from the Netherlands' southwestern coast.
Death-groove act from Enschede in Overijssel, formed in 2017. Caffas Rain blends death metal weight with groove-driven rhythms from eastern Netherlands.
Groove, progressive, and sludge metal band from Hanover, Germany, formed in 2019. They blend heavy grooves with progressive complexity and sludge weight, creating a dense and dynamic sound.
Groove metal band from Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands, Spain, formed in 2014. They deliver heavy, rhythm-driven metal from the volcanic Atlantic island.
Groove-thrash act from Zoetermeer, South Holland, formed in 2026. Callous Intent represents the newest wave of Dutch thrash metal.
Groove-thrash metal band from Barnsley, England, formed in 2017. They combine heavy grooves with thrash speed from the South Yorkshire coalfields.
Groove metal and metalcore band from Leeds, England, active since 2010. They deliver heavy grooves and breakdowns from the heart of Yorkshire.
Groove-thrash band from Barletta in Puglia, southern Italy, active since 2005. Cancrena — Italian for 'gangrene' — has delivered two decades of aggressive, riff-driven metal.
Death-groove act from Stavropol in the North Caucasus, formed in 2017. Cancroid channels rhythmically-driven extreme metal from southern Russia.
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