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Groove and heavy metal band from Pamplona, Navarra, Spain, active since 2008. They bring chunky, riff-driven metal with a groove-heavy edge to the Navarrese scene.
Thrash/groove metal act from Brunswick in Lower Saxony, Germany, blending thrash speed with groove metal's rhythmic punch since 2018. Their approach delivers heavy, riff-driven compositions from one of Lower Saxony's major cities.
Solo melodic death, groove, and gothic metal project from Cesena, Italy launched in 2020. The project blends Scandinavian-style melodic death metal with groove and gothic metal elements into a one-person creative vision.
Part of Russia's sprawling, uncompromising metal landscape, this act channels groove metal and thrash metal with a focus on crossover-tinged fury with punk's directness and metal's complexity. Formed in 2016, based in Volzhsky, their approach channels the urgency of early Metallica and Slayer.
Groove metal band from the industrial city of Gabrovo in central Bulgaria, laying down heavy, rhythmic riffs since 2020. Their sound channels the muscular, mid-tempo aggression that defines the groove metal genre.
Death/groove metal five-piece from Rome featuring dual guitarists Giuseppe Ciurleo and Giovanni Toto alongside vocalist Luis Maggio, releasing their 2016 debut Blasphemous Godhead through Killerpool Records. Their sound blends death metal technicality with groove metal weight, touching on avant-garde and thrash elements.
Thrash/groove metal and metalcore hybrid from Sion in Switzerland's Valais region, blending multiple aggressive styles since 2011. Their genre-crossing approach draws from thrash speed, groove heaviness, and metalcore dynamics.
Thrash/groove metal act from the Volkswagen city of Wolfsburg, Germany, delivering riff-heavy aggression since 2012. Their approach merges thrash speed with the rhythmic punch of groove metal from Lower Saxony's industrial heartland.
Groove/thrash metal act from Dessau-Rosslau in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, formed in 2025. Their name evokes an eternal sunrise, driving a sound that merges groove metal's rhythmic power with thrash velocity.
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