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Featured Album
Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
Featured Doom Metal Album
De Doorn (2022)
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Featured Metalcore Album
Halo (2017)
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Stoner/groove metal and hard rock band from Denbigh in North Wales, formed in 2018. They deliver riff-heavy grooves infused with stoner swagger and hard rock attitude.
Death/groove metal band from Uhersky Brod, Czech Republic, formed in 2021. They pair death metal's extremity with groove metal's rhythmic punch.
Death metal and groove/thrash metal act from Velke Mezirici, Czech Republic, active since 2016. They blend multiple strains of extreme metal into a versatile attack.
Irish heavy/groove metal act active since 2012, anchoring traditional heavy metal's melodic sensibility in crushing mid-tempo grooves. Their chunky riffing and powerful vocal delivery create a sound designed for maximum physical impact.
Groove metal band from Varna, Bulgaria, formed in 2025. A brand-new act bringing heavy, rhythmic grooves from Bulgaria's Black Sea coast.
Spanish heavy/groove metal and hard rock band from Madrid, formed in 2022. They deliver heavy grooves with hard rock energy from the Spanish capital.
German groove/death metal band from Sinsheim, formed in 2010. They combine groove metal's heavy rhythmic foundation with death metal's guttural vocal assault.
Goochland, Virginia melodic death and groove metal band active since 2023, drawing from both the melodic Scandinavian tradition and the rhythmic churn of groove metal.
Pennsylvania groove metal and hardcore act from Myerstown, active since 1997 before eventually operating under a different name.
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