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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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Human Tragedy is a thrash/groove metal band from Varese, Italy, formed in 2017. They blend thrash metal's velocity with groove metal's rhythmic punch.
Humanal is a progressive groove metal band from Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, formed in 2016, featuring vocalist Tati Klingel alongside guitarists André Lazzaretti and Rafael Barcellos, bassist Mauricio Escher, and drummer André Preto. Their debut full-length album Delirium, released in August 2025, spans ten tracks addressing themes of mental health, addiction, oppression, and technology, with Klingel also serving as the album's producer.
Santa Cruz, California's Hunger have been serving up groove-driven thrash with a coastal menace since 2020, built on mid-paced pocket grooves and riff momentum that pulls like an undertow. Thrash by way of the Pacific.
Groove metal band from Saarbrucken, Germany, active since 2013. Their heavy, rhythm-driven sound delivers headbanging grooves from the German-French border region.
Huntsville Holiday is a heavy/groove metal band from Nyíregyháza, Hungary, active since 2023 and delivering heavy, rhythmic riffage with crushing mid-tempo intensity. The project channels the headbanging immediacy of groove metal.
An uncompromising groove/southern metal project from Plymouth, active since 2006. Energetic performances and committed songwriting define their approach.
Huya Genus is a groove metal band from Italy, active since 2021 and delivering heavy, rhythmic riffage with crushing mid-tempo intensity. The project channels the headbanging immediacy of groove metal.
Hybrid Circle is a industrial groove metal band from Lanciano (Chieti), Italy, active since 2012 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 Halle (Saale), Germany, active since 2015. Their polished sound bridges Gothenburg-style melodic death metal with modern groove metal from Saxony-Anhalt.
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