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San Francisco's MindZone launched in 2020 drawing on three distinct Bay Area traditions — the groove-heavy stomp of groove metal, the soaring hooks of power metal, and the relentless drive of thrash — weaving them into a dense, dynamic attack.
Kalamazoo, Michigan's Mine Enemies Fall specialize in a blunt, bottom-heavy brand of groove metal that leans on locked-in rhythmic patterns and a no-frills aggression shaped by the blue-collar work ethic of the Great Lakes underground.
Minecreep is a groove metal act from Milan, formed in 2021. The band delivers thick, riff-heavy grooves from Lombardy's sprawling capital.
Minetaur is a southern/groove metal act from Warsaw, active since 2014. The band blends the mythological imagery of their name with swampy, American-influenced groove metal.
Minushuman formed in Bergerac, France in 2007, with most members previously performing together as Dark Poetry alongside bands such as Gojira and Samael. Their debut album Watch the World Die (2008) established a style that blends melodic death metal, thrash, and groove metal, with subsequent releases signed to Season of Mist. The band is noted for their technically precise yet physically aggressive live performances.
Mirrors of Obsidian is a progressive and groove metal band from Dublin, Ireland, formed in 2010. They blend progressive complexity with groove metal's rhythmic power.
Miscreantics is a death/thrash/groove metal band from Tampere, Finland, formed in 2021. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
Misfit River is a melodic groove metal band from Dunaújváros, Hungary, formed in 2015. They blend melodic hooks with groove metal's rhythmic power.
Mismatched is a blackened death/groove metal band from Poznań, Poland, formed in 2018. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
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