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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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Santa Fe groove/thrash outfit blending down-tuned, neck-snapping riffs with the aggressive forward momentum of classic thrash, forged since 2013.
San Diego act blending metalcore's melodic structures with the groove-driven punch of death metal and down-tuned heaviness, formed in 2024.
Groove metal act from Modena, formed in 2026. Castelnuovo Rancore represents the newest wave of Italian groove metal from Emilia-Romagna.
Catalysis channels the Tampa thrash tradition with aggressive, tightly wound riffing and barked vocals that recall the late-80s Bay Area and Florida crossover scenes. Their approach is direct and punishing, favoring speed and groove over technical showboating.
Catatonic from Portland, Michigan plays groove-laden thrash with a heavy, head-nodding mid-tempo sensibility and riff structures that prioritize rhythmic impact. Their sound sits squarely in the Pantera-influenced groove-thrash tradition of the American Midwest.
Groove-thrash metal band from Mahon on the island of Menorca, Spain, formed in 2015. They deliver heavy grooves and thrash aggression from the Balearic Islands.
Eastern Oregon groove metal and metalcore band from La Grande fusing down-tuned, rhythmically punishing riffs with metalcore aggression.
Shillington, Pennsylvania groove/thrash metal band channeling heavy mid-paced stomp alongside driving thrash aggression rooted in 1990s East Coast metal.
Houston two-piece sludge and groove metal act combining lumbering Southern sludge heaviness with syncopated groove metal rhythms in a stripped-down, punishing format.
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