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Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Groove metal outfit from Vienna active since 2011, channeling heavy, riff-driven aggression across three albums including "Gears of Life," "Personal Perception," and "Dollar-Bills & Blood for War." Their most recent release features an all-new lineup delivering five tracks of brutal, groove-laden metal.
Devotees of death metal, groove metal, and melodic death metal, this Swedish outfit from Örebro has been refining their craft since 2017. Their sound hinges on Florida-school brutality with modern precision, delivered with unrelenting drive.
New Haven's Enemy of Reason has been grinding out heavyweight groove metal since 2012, locking into crushing mid-tempo riffs with the tenacity of a band that understands when to pound and when to drag. Their Connecticut roots inform a rawness that keeps the music grounded.
Groove/alternative metal and metalcore act from Dortmund, Germany, blending multiple heavy styles since 2010. Their approach fuses the rhythmic punch of groove metal with alternative metal's accessibility and metalcore's aggressive energy.
Connecticut's Enemy Remains has been delivering thick, groove-driven metal from Newington since 2016, anchoring their sound in churning low-end riffs and hard rock swagger. Their no-nonsense approach keeps the groove front and center without unnecessary frills.
From the small farming community of Mapleton, Minnesota, Enemy X punches well above its small-town origins with a heavy groove metal sound forged in 2022. Their music carries the raw, unpretentious heaviness of the rural Midwest.
Groove/thrash metal outfit from Alcoi, Spain formed in 2015. They deliver hard-hitting, riff-driven metal fueled by groovy rhythms and thrash aggression from the Valencian Community.
Groove/thrash metal band from Jaen, Spain formed in 2020, with tracks like Els Deus de la Mort and Santa Agonia. Their Catalan-language material adds a distinctive regional identity to their crushing metal assault.
Groove/thrash metal band from Kovin in Vojvodina, Serbia formed in 2022. Their playfully named band delivers serious groove/thrash aggression from the Banat region near the Romanian border.
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