Giessen's PlasmaJet fuses stoner grooves with Southern rock swagger and groove metal punch since 2015. Their Hessian university-town origins produce a surprisingly sun-baked sound more evocative of the American Deep South than Central Germany.

Groove metal band from Radzionkow, Poland, formed in 2015, delivering heavy, rhythmically driven groove metal from the Silesian industrial heartland. They bring headbanging grooves to the Upper Silesian metal scene.

Kassel's Paroxysm has been delivering short, sharp shocks of grindcore fury since 2021. Their Hessian base connects them to a German grind tradition that prioritizes intensity and brevity in equal measure.

Groove and thrash metal band bridging Argentina and the Czech Republic, based in Pardubice, formed in 2015. Their bicultural identity fuels a crossover sound that blends hardcore energy with thrash and groove metal riffing across releases like Vida y Muerte and Iluze.

Groove and death metal band from Czestochowa, Poland, formed in 2021, delivering infectious heaviness from the city famous for its Black Madonna shrine. They bring rhythmic aggression to the Lesser Poland region.

Death and groove metal band from Lapinlahti and Iisalmi, Finland, formed in 2016, whose name means 'warriors of the north.' They bring battle-hardened death and groove metal from the Savo region.

Poisonblack were a Finnish gothic and groove metal band from Oulu, formed in 1999 as a side project of Sentenced vocalist Ville Laihiala and later becoming his primary outlet after Sentenced disbanded. The band released six studio albums between 2003 and 2012, beginning with the gothic-leaning Escapexstacy before pivoting toward a harder, groove-driven sound under Laihiala's sole vocal direction. After officially disbanding in 2015, the band reunited in 2023 to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of their debut.

Groove and southern metal band from Lviv, Ukraine, formed in 2018, named after the underground river beneath Lviv. They bring groove-heavy southern metal swagger to the western Ukrainian scene.

Thrash and groove metal band from Uithoorn and Amstelveen, Netherlands, active since 2009, delivering multi-layered thrash and groove metal from the Amsterdam metropolitan area. They bring versatile aggression to the Dutch metal scene.