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Infinite Terror (2024)
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With Fang and Claw (2025)
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Drowned in my Loneliness (2008)
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Vršac-based thrash/groove metal act active since 2020, anchoring their riff-driven assault in mid-tempo grooves that demand involuntary headbanging. Their compositions balance thrash metal's speed with the crushing rhythmic weight of groove metal.
Southern/groove metal power trio from Frome in Somerset, active since 2015, self-described as pure West Country metal. Their releases including the I Am the Dark EP deliver groove-laden, no-frills, in-your-face heaviness with regional pride.
Czech groove metal and rock band from Beroun, formed in 2014. Their sound blends groove metal's heavy, rhythmic riffing with hard rock accessibility.
Lisbon-based thrash/groove metal act active since 2020, anchoring their riff-driven assault in mid-tempo grooves that demand involuntary headbanging. Their compositions balance thrash metal's speed with the crushing rhythmic weight of groove metal.
Thrash and groove metal band from Zillingtal, Austria, formed in 2020. Their debut album "Resilience" delivers nine tracks of hard-hitting thrash with groove-laden heaviness and a consistently aggressive approach.
Płock-based groove metal act active since 2016, anchoring their sound in mid-tempo, syncopated riffing designed to generate maximum physical impact. Their chunky, headbang-inducing compositions channel the spirit of Pantera and Lamb of God.
German groove/thrash metal band from Kiel, formed in 2017. They combine groove metal's rhythmic heaviness with thrash metal's velocity from the Baltic coast.
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German heavy/groove metal and rock band from Erfurt, formed in 2020. They blend heavy and groove metal weight with hard rock energy from the Thuringian capital.
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