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The Blind Leading The Blind (2018)
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Scum (2017)
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Grave Mounds And Grave Mistakes (Luxus) (2018)
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Neurotica is a multi-genre metal band from Catanzaro, Calabria, blending experimental, groove, industrial, progressive, and thrash metal since 2014. Their ambitious genre-spanning approach reflects the restless creative energy of southern Italy's underground.
Neveira is a groove metal band from Donaueschingen, where the Danube River begins, active since 2022. The band brings heavy groove riffing to the source of Europe's second-longest river.
Neverend is a groove/industrial metal band from Heinola in the Paijanne Tavastia region, formed in 2025. The project brings mechanical groove metal to the Finnish Lakeland.
New World is a Viennese metal band formed in 2015, forging a powerful fusion of power, thrash, and groove metal. The project channels the aggressive versatility of each subgenre into a cohesive, hard-hitting sound.
Newtrodyne is a heavy/groove metal band from Goppingen in Baden-Wurttemberg, active since 2022. The band delivers hard-hitting groove metal from the Staufer town at the foot of the Swabian Alb.
Udine groove metal and hardcore outfit formed in 2017, delivering crushing rhythmic weight with hardcore's raw energy from Friuli. Their aggressive approach channels the physical impact of both genres.
Nexus:Down is a groove metal and metalcore band from Celle in Lower Saxony, formed in 2023. The band fuses groove metal riffing with metalcore breakdowns from the Luneburg Heath.
Foggia act that evolved from early thrash metal roots into a groove metal direction, reflecting a creative trajectory that favored rhythmic heaviness over speed. Their stylistic shift speaks to the gravitational pull of groove metal's crushing weight.
Banská Bystrica industrial death/groove metal and hardcore act formed in 2023, fusing mechanical rhythms with aggressive extremity from central Slovakia. Their multi-genre approach channels raw industrial power.
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