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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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Graz-based groove/death metal act formed in 2023, channeling psychological despair through crushing riffs, intense rhythms, and guttural vocals. Their debut 'Descent Into Madness' explores themes of existential turmoil across nine tracks of raw, cathartic heaviness.
Norwegian progressive death/groove metal band from Oslo, blending technical ambition with rhythmic heaviness since 2017. Their approach channels prog complexity through the dual lens of death and groove metal.
Russian thrash/death/groove metal band from Moscow, combining three strains of metal aggression since 2017. Their name, meaning 'madness,' captures the volatile, unhinged character of their multi-genre assault.
London-based thrash/death/groove metal band formed in 2019, combining three strains of metal aggression. Their versatile approach spans thrash speed, death metal brutality, and groove metal's rhythmic punch.
Swedish groove/stoner metal and rock band from Gothenburg, newly formed in 2025. Named as a tribute to Tony Iommi, their sound channels the riff-worship of classic heavy music from Sweden's metal capital.
Madrid-based thrash/groove metal band formed in 2024, combining thrash speed with groove-heavy breakdowns. Their name references sonic weaponry, reflecting the punishing intensity of their sound.
Ukrainian thrash/groove metal and hardcore band from Poltava, merging multiple aggressive styles since 2009. Their long-running career spanning over a decade and a half marks them as veterans of the Poltava underground.
British death/industrial/groove metal band from Nottingham, merging three heavy styles since 2020. Their sound combines death metal's brutality, industrial metal's mechanical precision, and groove metal's rhythmic weight.
German groove metal band from Weikersheim, delivering rhythmically punishing heaviness since 2007. Their long-running commitment to groove metal has produced years of head-nodding, riff-centric material.
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