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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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Deathcore and groove metal band from Prostejov, Czech Republic, active since 2016. Their punishing blend of bone-crushing breakdowns and groove-laden heaviness makes for a devastating live experience.
Headstone Down is a death/groove metal band from Portsmouth, United Kingdom, active since 2013 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Heart Attack is a thrash/groove metal band from Cannes, France, formed in 2013. They blend thrash metal's velocity with groove metal's rhythmic punch.
Spanish band from Fuenlabrada, formed in 2019, evolving from heavy metal/hard rock into groove metal territory. Their stylistic shift reflects a deepening heaviness in their Madrid-area sound.
Heir Corpse One is a death/groove metal band from Sweden, active since 2022 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Groove metal/metalcore band from Terrassa, Spain, active since 2012. Their heavy, rhythm-driven crossover channels aggressive groove from the Catalan industrial city.
Helestios is a melodic death/groove metal band from London, United Kingdom, active since 2020 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
Progressive/groove metal band from Granada, Spain, formed in 2019. Their technically ambitious compositions merge progressive complexity with groove metal heaviness from the Andalusian cultural capital.
Groove metal band from Germany, formed in 2025. Their heavy, rhythm-driven approach brings headbanging grooves and punishing heaviness to the newest wave of German metal.
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