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Featured Album
Slaughter & Apparatus - A Methodical Overture (2023)
Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
With Oden On Our Side (2015)
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Featured Death Metal Album
Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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Blackburn-based groove metal act active since 2011, 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.
Heavy and groove metal band from Buchs, Switzerland, active since 2016. They pair classic heavy metal heft with groove metal's rhythmic weight.
Finnish death/groove metal band from Tampere, formed in 2016. They combine death metal brutality with groove metal's rhythmic hooks.
Spanish thrash/groove metal band from Quel and Arnedo in La Rioja, formed in 2018. They blend thrash and groove metal from the wine country of northern Spain.
Bournemouth-based groove metal act active since 2024, 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.
Groove metal act from Terneuzen in Zeeland, active since 2010. Caerus — named after the Greek god of opportunity — delivers heavy grooves from the Netherlands' southwestern coast.
Death-groove act from Enschede in Overijssel, formed in 2017. Caffas Rain blends death metal weight with groove-driven rhythms from eastern Netherlands.
Groove, progressive, and sludge metal band from Hanover, Germany, formed in 2019. They blend heavy grooves with progressive complexity and sludge weight, creating a dense and dynamic sound.
Groove metal band from Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands, Spain, formed in 2014. They deliver heavy, rhythm-driven metal from the volcanic Atlantic island.
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