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Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
Featured Progressive Metal Album
Death Atlas (2019)
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Featured Death Metal Album
Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Hoboth is a groove metal band from Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine, active since 2024 and delivering heavy, rhythmic riffage with crushing mid-tempo intensity. The project channels the headbanging immediacy of groove metal.
Melodic death/groove metal band from Prague, Czech Republic, formed in 2022. Their accessible yet heavy sound bridges the gap between Gothenburg-style melodic death metal and the headbanging groove of modern metal.
Holy Kunst is a groove/thrash/heavy metal band from England, formed in 2019. They blend thrash metal's velocity with groove metal's rhythmic punch.
Holy Smoke is a heavy/groove metal band from Tczew, Poland, active since 2017 and delivering heavy, rhythmic riffage with crushing mid-tempo intensity. The project channels the headbanging immediacy of groove metal.
Homestell is a death/groove metal band from Laval, France, active since 2015 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Stoner metal and rock act from somewhere in England, active since 2024. Their rowdy, whiskey-fueled name perfectly captures the late-night energy of their heavy, groove-driven sound.
Sludge/groove metal band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2018. Their crushing blend of sludge weight and groove metal rhythms creates a headbanging assault from the Catalan capital.
Blackened death metal project from an undisclosed French location, active since 2020. Their abbreviated, horn-inspired name suits aggressive compositions blending black and death metal extremity.
Rising from Budapest in Hungary, this groove/thrash metal outfit harnesses blistering power since 2012. Tight, aggressive compositions built on speed and precision define their assault.
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