Stoner/groove metal project from Finland, formed in 2017 with a Finnish name meaning "stoned Satan." Their irreverent name captures the intersection of psychedelic stoner grooves and heavy metal blasphemy.

When KLL emerged in 2011 from Trento, they brought with them a sound rooted in groove metal — all thick, muscular guitar tone married to body-moving rhythms. The combination of influences yields something more interesting than any single genre label implies.

Progressive groove metal band from Poitiers that evolved into broader progressive metal/rock territory since forming under this name in 2016. Their shapeshifting, clone-referencing name matches their constant artistic evolution and refusal to stay in one place.

Southern/groove metal band from Wetzlar in Hesse, active since 2010 and channeling the swaggering heaviness of American southern metal through a German lens. Their groove-driven sound pairs thick riffs with a bluesy, hard-rocking attitude.

Groove/death metal band from Dundee, Scotland, active since 2015 and named after the infamous Star Trek no-win scenario. Their sound merges death metal's extremity with groove metal's rhythmic crunch.

Melodic groove metal and metalcore band from St. Albans in Hertfordshire, formed in 2020 and named after the tree spirits of Japanese folklore. Their sound pairs groove metal's chunky riffing with metalcore's melodic hooks and dynamic shifts.

Death/thrash metal band with groove influences from the historic Viking city of Roskilde, formed in 2016. Their disease-inspired name matches the infectious, spreading aggression of their multi-genre approach.

Death/groove metal band from Bielefeld in Westphalia, formed in 2019 and pairing death metal's brutality with groove metal's rhythmic punch. Their sound draws power from the collision of two heavy metal traditions.

Part of Italy's underrated but thriving metal community, this act channels groove metal and metalcore with a focus on neck-snapping grooves and mid-tempo crushing power. Formed in 2020, based in Treviso, every recording pushes a little further into uncharted sonic territory.