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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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Groove metal band from Belfast, Northern Ireland, formed in 2023. They deliver heavy, rhythm-driven metal from the Northern Irish capital.
Groove metal act from Moscow, formed in 2019. Cannonball Mephisto delivers heavy, riff-driven grooves from the Russian capital.
Saint Paul, Minnesota progressive sludge and groove metal band active since 2010, weaving horror and Norse/Viking imagery into their heavy, layered sound.
Suburban Chicago groove and thrash outfit combining Pantera-influenced groove metal with thrash sharpness during their short-lived run in the early 2020s.
Wichita, Kansas act formed in 2014 fusing melodic death metal with groove metal and deathcore, delivering aggressive riffing tempered by melodic hooks.
Melodic death metal and groove metal band from Berlin, Germany, active since 2009. They blend Scandinavian-style melodic death metal with heavy grooves and aggressive dynamics.
Progressive groove-thrash metal band from Le Havre, France, formed in 2021. They blend progressive complexity with heavy grooves and thrash aggression from the Norman port city.
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Progressive black-groove metal band from Lyon, France, formed in 2023. They blend progressive complexity with black metal darkness and heavy grooves.
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