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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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Groove/death metal band from Santiago, Chile, formed in 2015. Their debut release, the five-track EP Disruption (August 2015), blends the rhythmic chug and midtempo heaviness of groove metal with death metal aggression.
Bury St. Edmunds outfit Obsesa pounds out groove metal with a raw, DIY intensity rooted in the UK underground. Their riff-centric attack draws from the Pantera and Crowbar school of crushing rhythmic heaviness.
Belgian death/groove metal band from Liege, merging death metal brutality with groove-driven rhythms since 2019. Their name captures the critical, civilization-questioning themes at the core of their sound.
Obsoleto is a Buenos Aires melodic death/metalcore band founded in 2017 by guitarists Ezequiel Zuazo and Patricio Puyo, later joined by vocalist Roberto Wolk and drummer Sebastian Lecoque. The band's English-language lyrics draw on science fiction source material — Terminator, Blade Runner, and Westworld among them — exploring themes of artificial intelligence rebellion against humanity. Their debut album Awakening was released in February 2022.
Helsinki heavy/groove metal/hard rock act active since 2019, blending three accessible styles into a crowd-pleasing formula. Their nautical name suits a band from Finland's coastal capital, where heavy rock has deep cultural roots.
Bulgarian groove/alternative metal band from Sofia, delivering rhythmically driven metal since 2008. Their name captures the unconventional, rule-breaking character of their alternative-inflected groove metal.
Limoges groove/industrial metal act active since 2014, pairing mechanical rhythms with heavy groove from central France's porcelain capital. Over a decade they have developed a style that melds industrial coldness with groove metal's physicality.
Bristol, Tennessee's Omega Tribe fuse groove metal's rhythmic punch with thrash's velocity, staking out a sound that's heavy without sacrificing momentum. Since 2017, they've represented the Appalachian end of the Southern metal underground with swagger and force.
The Bronx's Omen Faculty bring industrial metal's mechanical menace and groove metal's locked-in rhythmic attack to New York City's hardened underground. Since 2011, they've been fusing electronic texture with metal muscle in a way that feels entirely native to the city's relentless energy.
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