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Skapegoat is a Denver, Colorado heavy and groove metal band that has been at it since 2001, building a catalog rooted in chunky, mid-tempo riffing and a blue-collar rock energy particular to the mountain West. They bring the no-frills heaviness of groove metal without the radio-ready sheen.
Skela evolved from thrash metal into groove metal from Paterna near Valencia, broadening their rhythmic palette while maintaining aggressive foundations. Formed in 2024, they bring evolving heaviness to the Valencian scene.
Skeletomb is a Detroit, Michigan doom and groove metal band formed in 2021, combining the slow, oppressive crush of doom metal with groove metal's rhythmic heaviness in a way that suits the Motor City's industrial character. Their sound is massive and lumbering, built for large rooms and low frequencies.
Skeleton Horse is a groove metal and metalcore band from Panama City, Florida, formed in 2010, blending the rhythmic heaviness of groove metal with the structural dynamics and vocal intensity of metalcore. The Florida Panhandle is an underreported region for heavy music, and Skeleton Horse represents its working underground.
Skeleton Rose is a gothic and groove metal band from Hallock, Minnesota — a town so small and remote it makes their very existence a statement — formed in 2019. They blend gloomy melodic gothic metal with groove metal's rhythmic punch, a combination that stands out sharply against the surrounding flatlands.
Akron, Ohio's Skeptic Lens channels progressive metal's structural ambition through the heavy mid-tempo swagger of groove metal, building dynamic compositions that balance cerebral construction with visceral impact since 2021.
St. Louis's Skeptik has been blurring the line between metalcore, nu-metal, and electronic production since 2015, an unpredictable outfit that leans into genre-mixing with an anything-goes energy rooted in the Midwest's diverse underground.
Springfield, Virginia's Skin Testament brings a groove-heavy edge to death metal since their 2023 formation, rooting punishing rhythmic intensity in mid-paced, bone-crushing riffs that favor physical impact over technical showmanship.
Skinlab formed in San Francisco, California in 1994, carving out a groove-heavy sound that bridged the aggression of Bay Area thrash with the downtempo churn of early 1990s groove metal and the emerging nu-metal movement. The band's early albums Disembody: The New Flesh and Bound, Gagged and Blindfolded were released with assistance from Robb Flynn of Machine Head, who helped them access the European touring circuit. After disbanding in 2003 and reforming multiple times, Skinlab continued releasing material through the 2000s and 2010s, including The Scars Between Us (2009) and the single Flesh Wounds (2024) on WURMgroup.
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