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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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Spanish band from Fuenlabrada, formed in 2019, evolving from heavy metal/hard rock into groove metal territory. Their stylistic shift reflects a deepening heaviness in their Madrid-area sound.
Heir Corpse One is a death/groove metal band from Sweden, active since 2022 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Groove metal/metalcore band from Terrassa, Spain, active since 2012. Their heavy, rhythm-driven crossover channels aggressive groove from the Catalan industrial city.
Helestios is a melodic death/groove metal band from London, United Kingdom, active since 2020 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
Progressive/groove metal band from Granada, Spain, formed in 2019. Their technically ambitious compositions merge progressive complexity with groove metal heaviness from the Andalusian cultural capital.
Groove metal band from Germany, formed in 2025. Their heavy, rhythm-driven approach brings headbanging grooves and punishing heaviness to the newest wave of German metal.
Hell in Town is a groove/southern metal band from Bordeaux, France, active since 2018 and delivering heavy, rhythmic riffage with crushing mid-tempo intensity. The project channels the headbanging immediacy of groove metal.
Rooted in Bologna's underground, this sludge/groove/southern metal project delivers searing compositions with conviction since 2016. Energetic performances and committed songwriting define their approach.
Groove/southern metal band from Madrid, Spain, active since 2016. Their swaggering sound merges groove metal heaviness with southern rock attitude from the Spanish capital.
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