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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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Georgia's Embering Effigy emerged from Conyers in 2023 forging a groove-driven thrash sound with a modern edge. Heavy grooves anchor their attack while the thrash component keeps the tempo volatile and the energy confrontational.
Montgomery, Illinois' Embrace the Day blend groove metal's rhythmic momentum with metalcore's structural intensity, carving out a sound built for large stages and pit-heavy crowds. Formed in 2013, they bring a hard-hitting directness to the Midwest's heavy music landscape.
Austrian death/thrash/groove metal act from the Gröbming/Liezen area, formed in 2020, combining the aggression of death and thrash metal with groove-driven heaviness. Their crossover approach draws from multiple extreme metal traditions to create a versatile, hard-hitting sound.
Vermont's Emerther drag groove metal and sludge through the grim quiet of St. Albans, building songs out of lumbering mid-tempo riffs and a swampy thickness that feels disconnected from any coastal trend.
Emexis are a progressive metal band from Valparaíso whose sound evolved from thrash-influenced roots toward progressive and alternative metal over a series of releases including Tolerancia nula (2019), Alitheia (2023), and the 2024 concept album Hibris: desmesura y arrogancia, the latter based entirely on a novel written by the band's vocalist. The current lineup features Cristóbal Avendaño and Cristóbal Rojas on guitars, Adolfo Del Valle on vocals, Franco Romero on bass, and Nicolás Peñaloza on drums and vocals.
Philadelphia groove-thrash unit Empyre Rock Club hit hard with a heads-down approach — fat grooves, thrash tempos, and the kind of riff economy that keeps crowds moving.
Straddling the line between death metal and groove metal, this British act fuses technically precise fretwork wrapped in visceral brutality into a cohesive whole. They've been at it since 2011, and their recordings carry the stench of early 90s death metal worship.
Part of the Gothenburg school's homeland, this act channels groove metal with a focus on neck-snapping grooves and mid-tempo crushing power. Formed in 2017, based in Sundsvall, every recording pushes a little further into uncharted sonic territory.
Groove metal band from Lille, France active since 2011. They deliver chunky, riff-driven groove metal from northern France.
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