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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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Bloomington, Illinois's Low Twelve have been laying down punishing groove and heavy metal since 2014, keeping it rooted and physical in the heartland tradition.
British death/industrial/groove metal band from Nottingham, merging three heavy styles since 2020. Their sound combines death metal's brutality, industrial metal's mechanical precision, and groove metal's rhythmic weight.
German groove metal band from Weikersheim, delivering rhythmically punishing heaviness since 2007. Their long-running commitment to groove metal has produced years of head-nodding, riff-centric material.
Russian progressive/groove metal band from Moscow, blending technical ambition with rhythmic heaviness since 2007. Their cryptic acronym adds mystery to their nearly two decades of progressive groove.
Russian groove/southern metal band from Oryol, delivering bourbon-soaked heaviness since 2020. Their name channels aggressive, confrontational imagery through the rhythmic power of southern-tinged groove metal.
Boston's Lynx have been delivering no-frills heavy and groove metal since 1999, outlasting trends by staying loyal to riff weight and rhythm above all else. Over two decades in, they remain a fixture of the New England underground.
Dutch melodic groove/death metal band from Nijmegen, blending harmonic sophistication with rhythmic aggression since 2007. Named after a viral replication process, their scientific approach brings precision to their melodic metal.
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