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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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Death-groove metal band from Odense, Denmark, formed in 2018. They combine death metal aggression with heavy grooves from the Funen island.
Melodic death-groove metal band from Murcia, Spain, formed in 2014. They blend melodic guitar work with heavy grooves and death metal aggression.
Groove metal and metalcore band from Cologne, Germany, formed in 2017. They blend heavy grooves with metalcore dynamics from the Rhineland.
Sturtevant, Wisconsin's Crowning the Tyrant deal in groove metal built on down-tuned mid-tempo riffs and syncopated rhythms designed to get heads moving. Their meat-and-potatoes approach prioritizes pocket and punch over flashy complexity.
Eight-piece folk metal ensemble from Prague, Czech Republic, formed in 2011. Self-described as Prague motherfuckers, Cruadalach blend violins, flutes, and shawms with harsh vocals and hardcore intensity, exploring themes of true human existence across releases like Raised By Wolves.
Lancaster, Ohio's Crucible of Hate layer melodic death metal's harmonic sophistication over groove metal's rhythmic weight, producing music that's both heavy and technically refined. The band's multi-genre approach keeps the material unpredictable and dynamically varied.
Crucifyce is a thrash/groove metal band from Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil, formed in 2016. Their debut album "Freedom Is Gone," released in May 2016, is a 12-track record whose lyrics address themes of war, death, and human fragility, delivered with a raw, aggressive sound rooted in Brazilian thrash tradition. The band features vocalist Tayssa fronting a four-piece lineup active on Bandcamp and streaming platforms.
Death-groove act from Istanbul, formed in 2017. Crushem delivers heavy, rhythmically-driven extreme metal from Turkey's largest city.
Buffalo death-doom and groove metal band pulling from multiple heavy subgenres to craft dense, lurching compositions. They sit at a bleak crossroads where different strains of heaviness collide.
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