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Vault Of Horrors (2024)
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Grave Mounds And Grave Mistakes (Luxus) (2018)
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Death Doom Punks (2026)
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German groove metal band from Andernach, formed in 2016. They lock into heavy, rhythmic grooves from the banks of the Middle Rhine.
Five-piece thrash/groove metal band from Cardiff, formed in 2021, citing Lamb of God, Gojira, and The Haunted among their influences. Their Nimis EP was praised as a vicious, destructive statement forged in adversity and triumph.
Spanish thrash/groove metal band from Palma on Mallorca, active since 1987. With nearly four decades of history, they are one of Spain's longest-running metal bands and a Balearic Islands institution.
Spanish melodic death/groove metal band from Lleida in Catalonia, formed in 2014. They blend melodic death metal harmonies with groove metal's rhythmic weight.
Gouveia-based groove metal/metalcore outfit active since 2015, combining crushing syncopated riffs with metalcore's dynamic song structures and breakdown-heavy approach. Their sound bridges pit-ready heaviness with modern extreme metal aggression.
West Yorkshire-based thrash/groove metal act active since 2012, 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.
Spanish groove metal and metalcore band from Vegadeo in Asturias, formed in 2016. They deliver heavy grooves with metalcore breakdowns from the western Asturian coast.
Danish band from Gråsten, formed in 2017, whose sound evolved from groove/death metal toward black metal. Their stylistic transformation reflects an increasingly dark and atmospheric vision.
Danish death/groove/thrash metal band from Hvidbjerg in western Jutland, formed in 2016. They draw from three metal traditions for a versatile, aggressive sound.
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