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Eschatology of War (2021)
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Big Ship Little Ship / Bassline Junkie (2020)
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Featured Heavy Metal Album
No More Hollywood Endings (2025)
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Groove metal band from Pettenbach, Austria, formed in 2020. They forge heavy, rhythmic grooves with crushing riffs, drawing from the power of bands like Pantera and Lamb of God.
Groove-thrash metal band from Nice, France, active since 2007. They combine heavy grooves with thrash aggression from the French Riviera.
Melodic death-groove metal band from Oulu, Finland, active since 2012. They blend melodic death metal harmonies with heavy grooves from northern Finland.
Experimental doom-groove metal band from Middlesbrough, England, formed in 2021. They push doom and groove metal boundaries through unconventional approaches.
Melodic death/groove metal act from the small Värmland town of Hagfors, formed in 2018 and weaving melody through rhythmic heaviness. Their blend of accessibility and aggression draws from both Scandinavian melodeath and modern groove metal.
Groove and progressive metal band from Switzerland, formed in 2014. They blend heavy, rhythmic grooves with progressive complexity and dynamic arrangements.
Grind-groove-thrash band from Glasgow, Scotland, active since 2012. They blend grinding chaos with groove and thrash from Scotland's largest city.
Brutal death-grindcore-groove band from Murcia, Spain, formed in 2016. They blend multiple extreme genres into a chaotic, crushing assault from southeastern Spain.
Groove, heavy, and thrash metal band from the Pegnitz/Bayreuth area of Upper Franconia, Germany, active since 2013. They blend heavy grooves with thrash aggression and classic heavy metal hooks.
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