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Viribus Unitis (2025)
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Nihility (2002)
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Obnoxious Demos (2014)
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Stubbornly devoted to the riff, this groove metal and metalcore act from Kraków traffics in chugging, syncopated riffs built for maximum head-nodding impact. Since 2016, they've built a catalog that reflects Poland's relentlessly productive underground.
Death/groove metal/metalcore band from Aachen, active since 2009 and blending multiple heavy styles into a versatile sonic assault. Their long tenure on Germany's western border has produced a battle-tested live act.
Groove metal/metalcore band from Don Benito in Extremadura, formed in 2023 and bringing heavy, modern metal to one of Spain's less-represented metal regions. Their sound pairs groove metal's crushing rhythms with metalcore's dynamic breakdowns.
Kirov-based groove metal and thrash metal act, active since 2021 delivering Bay Area velocity married to Teutonic heaviness. Rooted in one of Eastern Europe's most extreme metal communities, circle-pit fuel delivered with workmanlike consistency.
Groove metal/metalcore band from Suhescun in the French Basque Country, formed in 2023 and delivering heavy, rhythmically punishing compositions. Their Basque-region origins add a distinctive cultural identity to their modern metal.
Groove metal band from Scotland, active since 2018 and built on chunky, rhythmically driven riffs and aggressive energy. Their sound delivers the head-nodding power and pit-ready intensity of groove metal at its most direct.
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Groove/thrash metal band from Kiel on Germany's Baltic coast, active since 2015 and delivering crushing, rhythmically driven compositions. Their predatory name matches the heavy, circling menace of their riff-heavy sound.
Groove/thrash metal band from Nuremberg, active since 2014 and delivering beast-mode heaviness from the heart of Franconia. Their decade of output channels thick, powerful riffs with an aggressive, larger-than-life presence.
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