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Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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London progressive/groove metal band formed in 2005, releasing through Earache Records. Their three albums from The Empires of the Worlds through Orchestral Empires deliver technically ambitious metal blending groove-laden heaviness with progressive complexity and dark philosophical themes.
Finnish melodic death/power/groove metal band from Helsinki, formed in 2016. They weave together three melodic metal styles with Finnish precision.
Manchester death/groove metal band formed in 2007, capturing a nineties mid-tempo metal vibe that is loud, aggressive, and groove-laden. Three albums deep from Supreme Beings through Bisonhammer III, they deliver straightforward, energetic heaviness without pretension.
Bisonte is a stoner/doom/sludge metal band from Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, formed in 2019 by Paulina and Mario as a vehicle for heavy, spiritually charged music. The band released their debut EP, The Beholder, in 2021, and followed it with their first full-length, Mother Tempest, in February 2025, which includes a cover of The Melvins' With Teeth. Their music draws on the slow, crushing traditions of doom and sludge metal with an introspective lyrical focus.
Vršac-based thrash/groove metal act active since 2020, 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.
Southern/groove metal power trio from Frome in Somerset, active since 2015, self-described as pure West Country metal. Their releases including the I Am the Dark EP deliver groove-laden, no-frills, in-your-face heaviness with regional pride.
Czech groove metal and rock band from Beroun, formed in 2014. Their sound blends groove metal's heavy, rhythmic riffing with hard rock accessibility.
Lisbon-based thrash/groove metal act active since 2020, 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.
Thrash and groove metal band from Zillingtal, Austria, formed in 2020. Their debut album "Resilience" delivers nine tracks of hard-hitting thrash with groove-laden heaviness and a consistently aggressive approach.
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