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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
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De Doorn (2022)
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Halo (2017)
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Detroit groove metal and NWOTHM project. The name resonates differently in a city that knows something about being left behind.
Abandoned Humanity merges progressive groove and death metal, originally from Moscow before relocating to Germany, active since 2019. Their transnational journey mirrors the existential displacement their name evokes.
ABDN is a groove and alternative metal band from La Puebla de Almoradiel in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, formed in 2023, merging groove metal's rhythmic heaviness with alternative metal's experimental edge. The band represents the growing metal presence in the rural heartland of central Spain.
Thrash and groove metal band from Brasília, Distrito Federal, active from 1988 to approximately 2008. Over their career they released two studio albums — Rage in 1996 and Caution! Strong Irritant in 2001 — as well as several compilation appearances, making them one of the longer-running heavy metal acts in Brazil's capital city.
Abhorrent Ritual merges melodic death and groove metal with metalcore from Oulu since 2012. From Finland's northernmost major city near the Arctic Circle, they blend multiple aggressive styles into a cohesive assault.
ABK channels groove and progressive metal from Laško in Slovenia since 2016. From this spa and brewery town in the Savinja Valley, they deliver rhythmically complex compositions that balance groove accessibility with progressive ambition.
Able to Return is a melodic death and groove metal band from Santarém, Pará, in the Brazilian Amazon — a notably isolated location for extreme metal. Formed in 2019, the band merges Scandinavian-influenced melodic death metal with groove metal heaviness, representing a growing extreme metal presence in Brazil's northern interior.
Abnegate channels groove metal from Milan since 2013, their name meaning 'to deny' reflecting the confrontational stance of their rhythm-heavy approach. The Lombard capital's industrial edge suits their mechanical, riff-driven sound.
Abode creates melodic groove metal from Bergen as of 2025. Their domestic name — a place to dwell — provides unexpectedly comfortable framing for their heavy, rhythmically driven compositions from Norway's second city.
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