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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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Englewood, Florida's End-Bane split the difference between groove metal's rhythmic churn and death metal's aggression, building songs around heavy riff cycles with a brutal edge. Formed in 2020, they're part of Florida's ever-fertile extreme metal ecosystem.
Melodic death/groove metal act from Copenhagen, Denmark, blending harmonic richness with rhythmic heaviness since 2018. Their name evokes the act of casting into darkness, driving a sound that merges melody with aggression.
Groove/thrash metal band from Poitiers, France with roots stretching back to 1993. As one of the region's longest-running metal acts, they bring over three decades of heavy experience.
Romeoville, Illinois groove and southern metal band bringing swaggering mid-tempo heaviness to the Chicago suburbs since 2016. Their sound leans into the thick, churning groove of acts like Pantera filtered through Midwestern stoicism.
Thrash/death/groove metal hybrid from Tabor, Czech Republic, blending three aggressive styles into a relentless sonic assault since 2018. Their name captures the unceasing, exhausting nature of their multi-genre metal approach.
Groove and nu-metal act from Liege, Belgium, fusing heavy, down-tuned riffing with the rhythmic bounce of nu-metal since 2020. Their sound bridges the gap between modern metal's accessibility and groove metal's punishing heaviness.
A death metal and metalcore hybrid formed in 2021, Endless Fall brings modern extremity to a sound that balances crushing heaviness with structured song craft. Their approach draws equally from the brutality of death metal and the dynamic tension of metalcore.
Doom, groove, and sludge metal band from Jyvaskyla, Finland formed in 2020. Their 2020 self-titled debut on Inverse Records features nine tracks blending atmospheric and death metal elements, garnering strong support from over 80 Bandcamp backers.
Tampa melodic death/groove metal act formed in 2022 in one of America's most storied metal cities, blending the hooky melodic leads of Gothenburg-style death metal with the thick mid-tempo groove that the Florida scene has always done well.
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