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Roadkill XIII is a death/thrash metal band from Regensburg in Bavaria, Germany, active since 2004, having evolved from earlier groove/thrash roots into a heavier death-thrash direction. Over two decades of activity make them veterans of the Bavarian extreme metal scene.
Burlington, Vermont's Rocketsled formed in 2020 around the natural tension between groove metal's locked-in rhythmic heaviness and sludge metal's abrasive, feedback-soaked drag. The result is music that is simultaneously hard to stop nodding to and uncomfortably heavy — a Vermont band that sounds more swamp than snowpack.
Miami guitarist and bandleader Rodrigo Herrera launched this project in 2023 at the intersection of progressive and groove metal, drawing on South Florida's rich Latin musical culture and fusing it with the polyrhythmic complexity of progressive metal and the locked-in heaviness of groove. It's a project defined by instrumental sophistication and a clear sense of rhythmic identity.
Room is a thrash/groove metal band from Madrid, Spain, active since 1990. Over three decades of thrash make them one of the longest-running metal acts in the Spanish capital.
Donetsk metalcore and groove metal act formed in 2019, delivering aggressive breakdowns and rhythmic heaviness from eastern Ukraine. Their modern approach channels the physical impact of both traditions.
Death/doom/groove metal band from Porto, Portugal, formed in 2022. Their triple-genre approach delivers varied heaviness from Portugal's northern capital.
Rorshack is a groove metal and metalcore band from Asturias in northern Spain, formed in 2014. The band delivers heavy grooves and metalcore breakdowns from the green, mountainous Cantabrian coast.
Roseburn is a groove metal band from Jyväskylä in central Finland, formed in 2021. The band delivers heavy rhythmic grooves from the university city in the Finnish lake district.
Rotorhammer is a groove/thrash metal band from Leipzig in Saxony, Germany, formed in 2017. The band channels heavy grooves and thrash riffing from one of eastern Germany's most culturally dynamic cities.
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