Kraków's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this death metal and groove metal unit is among them — wielding technically precise fretwork wrapped in visceral brutality. Their recordings carry the stench of early 90s death metal worship.

A product of Portugal's atmospheric and doom-laden metal tradition, this Cascais-based groove metal and thrash metal act channels mosh-pit-inducing aggression with tightly wound precision. Active since 2015, the tempo rarely drops below neck-breaking speed.

Belgian progressive groove metal band from the Flemish Ardennes, blending groovy, aggressive riffs with a progressive sauce since 2011. Their 2023 concept album "Nihilosophy," produced with Tom MacLean of Haken fame, explores themes of death and meaninglessness across eleven orchestrally enhanced tracks.

Death metal and groove metal act from Lyon, France formed in 2023. They bring chunky, groove-laden death metal from France's gastronomic capital.

Groove metal band from Clermont-Ferrand, France formed in 2022. They deliver riff-heavy groove metal from the volcanic Auvergne region.

Death/thrash metal band with groove influences from Breda, Netherlands active since 2012. Their sound fuses death metal's heaviness with thrash speed and groove metal's rhythmic weight from North Brabant.

Straddling the line between groove metal and thrash metal, this Dutch actfrom Utrecht fuses Bay Area velocity married to Teutonic heaviness into a cohesive whole. They've been at it since 2020, and circle-pit fuel delivered with workmanlike consistency.

Groove metal and metalcore band from Athens, Greece active since 2009. They bring heavy, modern metal from the Greek capital.

Groove, metalcore, and thrash metal band from Worcester, England launched in 2025. They bring modern, heavy metal energy from the West Midlands.