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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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Misterer is a groove and thrash metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2020. They combine groove metal's rhythmic punch with thrash metal's aggressive velocity.
Hinesville, Georgia's Mithra combine the mechanical groove of groove metal with the riff-forward momentum of thrash, delivering a tight, punishing sound from the Georgia coast since 2021 with an identity rooted in the aggressive crossover between those two traditions.
Mitosia is a thrash, groove metal, and hardcore band from Lekeitio, Spain, formed in 2010. They blend thrash metal's velocity with groove metal's rhythmic punch and hardcore's raw intensity.
A metal band from Sofia, Bulgaria, working across black metal, death metal, and groove metal styles, documented in the Encyclopaedia Metallum. Their Bandcamp page places them within Sofia's active underground metal scene, which has produced a range of extreme acts over the past two decades.
A groove metal act from Norway, Mobilize has been delivering rhythmically charged compositions since 2008. The band channels the mobilizing energy of their name into thick, mid-tempo riffs.
Model 101 is a technical groove metal act from Venlo in Limburg, active since 2017. The band delivers precision-driven, rhythmically complex compositions from the Dutch-German border region.
A heavy and groove metal act from the tiny Finnish municipality of Pyhäntä, Mohare delivers thick, mid-tempo riffing from an improbably rural setting. Active since 2014, the band proves that crushing grooves can emerge from even the most remote corners of the Finnish countryside.
Moira is a heavy/groove metal act from the southwestern Finnish town of Harjavalta, active since 2015. Named after the Greek concept of fate, the band delivers destiny-heavy, rhythmically charged compositions.
Columbia, South Carolina's Moment of Truth have been blending groove metal churn, metalcore aggression, and death 'n' roll swagger since 2010, carving out a sound that hits hard from multiple angles.
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