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The Blind Leading The Blind (2018)
Featured Grindcore Album
Scum (2017)
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Featured Progressive Metal Album
Grave Mounds And Grave Mistakes (Luxus) (2018)
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Thrash/death/groove metal hybrid from Tabor, Czech Republic, blending three aggressive styles into a relentless sonic assault since 2018. Their name captures the unceasing, exhausting nature of their multi-genre metal approach.
Groove and nu-metal act from Liege, Belgium, fusing heavy, down-tuned riffing with the rhythmic bounce of nu-metal since 2020. Their sound bridges the gap between modern metal's accessibility and groove metal's punishing heaviness.
Doom, groove, and sludge metal band from Jyvaskyla, Finland formed in 2020. Their 2020 self-titled debut on Inverse Records features nine tracks blending atmospheric and death metal elements, garnering strong support from over 80 Bandcamp backers.
Groove metal outfit from Vienna active since 2011, channeling heavy, riff-driven aggression across three albums including "Gears of Life," "Personal Perception," and "Dollar-Bills & Blood for War." Their most recent release features an all-new lineup delivering five tracks of brutal, groove-laden metal.
Devotees of death metal, groove metal, and melodic death metal, this Swedish outfit from Örebro has been refining their craft since 2017. Their sound hinges on Florida-school brutality with modern precision, delivered with unrelenting drive.
Groove/alternative metal and metalcore act from Dortmund, Germany, blending multiple heavy styles since 2010. Their approach fuses the rhythmic punch of groove metal with alternative metal's accessibility and metalcore's aggressive energy.
Groove/thrash metal outfit from Alcoi, Spain formed in 2015. They deliver hard-hitting, riff-driven metal fueled by groovy rhythms and thrash aggression from the Valencian Community.
Groove/thrash metal band from Jaen, Spain formed in 2020, with tracks like Els Deus de la Mort and Santa Agonia. Their Catalan-language material adds a distinctive regional identity to their crushing metal assault.
Groove/thrash metal band from Kovin in Vojvodina, Serbia formed in 2022. Their playfully named band delivers serious groove/thrash aggression from the Banat region near the Romanian border.
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