Tusken from Aix-en-Provence deliver sludge, groove metal, and post-hardcore named after the Sand People of Star Wars since 2014. A decade of Tatooine-inspired compositions from Cézanne's sun-baked Provençal hometown has channeled desert aggression through a southern French filter.

Mettmann's Tyrant's Curse blend heavy, power, and groove metal from the Rhine-Ruhr region since 2021. Their triple-genre approach creates a versatile sound that shifts between melodic grandeur, anthemic power, and rhythmic heaviness.

Heavy and groove metal band from Riihimaki, Finland, incorporating power metal influences into their sound since 2007. Their approach blends the rhythmic heaviness of groove metal with the melodic hooks and energy of power metal.

Groove and stoner metal band from the Kujawy-Pomerania region of Poland, active since 2022. Their sound combines groove metal's rhythmic heaviness with stoner metal's fuzzy warmth.

Melodic groove metal and metalcore band from Dedemsvaart, the Netherlands, active since 2020. Their sound combines groove metal's rhythmic power with metalcore's dynamic hooks and melodic sensibility.

Groove and thrash metal band from Zielona Gora, Poland, active since 2022. Their sound combines groove metal's rhythmic punch with thrash's aggressive speed.

Death and groove metal band from Birmingham, England, active since 2012 and forging heavyweight metal from the city that birthed heavy metal itself. Their sound combines death metal's extremity with groove metal's rhythmic heaviness.

Stoner and groove metal band from Ferrara in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, emerging in 2024. Their sound blends the heavy grooves of stoner metal with groove metal's rhythmic punch.

Undying Unicorn is a groove/post-metal project from Moscow, Russia, crafting melancholy instrumental post-metal described as an attempt to convey pain without words. Their 2020 EP Wordless Misery contains four tracks of atmospheric, vocal-free heaviness.