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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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Human Ruin is a groove metal/metalcore band from Tres Cantos, Spain, formed in 2013. They blend groove metal's rhythmic power with metalcore's aggressive dynamics.
Human Tragedy is a thrash/groove metal band from Varese, Italy, formed in 2017. They blend thrash metal's velocity with groove metal's rhythmic punch.
Groove metal band from Saarbrucken, Germany, active since 2013. Their heavy, rhythm-driven sound delivers headbanging grooves from the German-French border region.
Huntsville Holiday is a heavy/groove metal band from Nyíregyháza, Hungary, active since 2023 and delivering heavy, rhythmic riffage with crushing mid-tempo intensity. The project channels the headbanging immediacy of groove metal.
An uncompromising groove/southern metal project from Plymouth, active since 2006. Energetic performances and committed songwriting define their approach.
Huya Genus is a groove metal band from Italy, active since 2021 and delivering heavy, rhythmic riffage with crushing mid-tempo intensity. The project channels the headbanging immediacy of groove metal.
Hybrid Circle is a industrial groove metal band from Lanciano (Chieti), Italy, active since 2012 and delivering heavy, rhythmic riffage with crushing mid-tempo intensity. The project channels the headbanging immediacy of groove metal.
Melodic death/groove metal band from Halle (Saale), Germany, active since 2015. Their polished sound bridges Gothenburg-style melodic death metal with modern groove metal from Saxony-Anhalt.
Groove Metal/Metalcore outfit rooted in Exeter, channeling thunderous underground intensity since 2012. Their sound delivers the intensity their genre demands with focused execution.
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