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Core Divider is a thrash/death/groove metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2018 and currently on hold. Their sound draws comparisons to Fear Factory, Pantera, and Machine Head, blending groove metal heaviness with thrash and death metal aggression. The band contributed tracks to the Imperative Music compilation series (volumes 13 and 14), appearing alongside international acts such as Kreator and Obituary.
Sofia-based groove and sludge metal act formed in 2011 by members of several Bulgarian underground bands including KPD-0, GRAD, and Osil Amuk. Their 2014 full-length Crawling Under The Heavy Foot Of Addiction layers stoner-tinged heaviness over grinding sludge grooves.
Groove-thrash metal band from Helsinki, Finland, active since 2011. They combine heavy grooves with thrash speed from the Finnish capital.
Death-groove act from the Pabianice and Łódź area in central Poland, active since 2011. Cornada — Spanish for 'goring' — merges death metal weight with groove-driven rhythms.
Iowa-based act from Griswold fusing death metal intensity with groove metal's mid-paced stomp and heaviness. Their songs hit hard with a rhythmically focused, punishing approach.
New Jersey act fusing deathcore's modern heaviness with death metal brutality and groove metal's rhythmic punch. Their sound is heavy, djent-adjacent, and built for maximum impact.
Columbus, Ohio death metal and groove metal band mixing the grinding brutality of extreme metal with the mid-paced stomp that groove brings to the table. Their music is built to move bodies and punish eardrums in equal measure.
Groove and stoner metal band from Angers, France, formed in 2020. They blend heavy grooves with stoner metal's fuzz-laden sound from the Loire Valley.
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