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Vault Of Horrors (2024)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Soul Inside is a groove metal and metalcore band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2018. They blend the rhythmic heaviness of groove metal with metalcore's aggressive riffing and dynamic song structures.
Melodic death/thrash/groove metal band from Lavras, Minas Gerais, founded in early 2012 by guitarists Renan Seabra and Beto Siqueira. The band released the three-track demo Perpetual on July 2, 2013, and followed it with the independently produced full-length No More Silence in 2015, recording the album after winning the Tenda Combat award at the 2014 Roça n' Roll festival.
Soul Trap is a groove and thrash metal band from Blackstone, Massachusetts, formed in 2018. They combine thrash's forward momentum with groove metal's rhythmic punch, rooted in New England's active heavy music scene.
Soulcore is a groove metal band from Mobile, Alabama, formed in 2019. They bring a heavy, riff-centered approach to the Southern United States, contributing to the Gulf Coast's developing metal presence.
Souldrinker deliver melodic heavy and groove metal from Stuttgart, combining classic metal melodies with groove's rhythmic punch. Formed in 2022, they bring an intoxicating blend of accessibility and heaviness to the Swabian capital.
Soulerosion channel thrash and groove metal from Lehrte near Hanover, combining thrash's velocity with groove's headbang-inducing rhythms. Formed in 2024, they bring corrosive energy to the Lower Saxon metal scene.
This Phoenix-based Soulfly project, distinct from Max Cavalera's internationally known band of the same name, blends nu-metal, groove, thrash, and folk-influenced metal elements. Formed in 2012, they operate in the sprawling Arizona heavy music underground under a storied name.
Soultrap is a heavy and groove metal band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 2016. They channel groove metal's rhythmic punch with traditional heavy metal's melodic sensibility, operating out of the South's largest metal market.
SoundCrush deliver groove and thrash metal from Asturias, combining rhythmic heaviness with thrash velocity from the green mountains of northern Spain. Active since 2015, they bring crushing sonic force to the Cantabrian coast.
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