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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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Sarvas channel sludge and groove metal from Lahti, combining tar-thick riffs with rhythmic heaviness. Active since 2014, they bring Paijat-Hame weight to the Finnish sludge scene.
Kansas City, Missouri's SavageLand blend Southern swagger, down-tuned groove, and stoner weight into a dense, road-worn sound that has been developing since 2012. The trio's approach sits at the intersection of sludged-out Southern metal and Pantera-style groove, heavy enough to shake rafters and slow enough to let every riff breathe.
Moscow's Save pair groove metal and metalcore from the Russian capital since 2016. Their redemptive name channels the act of salvation into rhythmically driven compositions of capital-city intensity.
Chicago's Sawdoff arrived in 2025 with a crossover thrash approach built for the pit — the kind of music that owes equal debts to D.R.I. and Pantera, with groove metal's punch layered under thrash metal's speed and the DIY ethos of hardcore crossover. Brand new to the scene, they're already positioned squarely in Chicago's heavy underground tradition.
Roseto degli Abruzzi's Sawthis have been crafting groove metal and metalcore from the Adriatic coast since 2006. Nearly two decades of Abruzzese persistence have yielded a sound that is tight, rhythmically complex, and reliably heavy.
Scamp deliver groove and thrash metal from Aarhus, Denmark's second city, combining rhythmic heaviness with thrash's aggressive velocity. Active since 2011, they bring headbang-inducing energy to the Jutland metal scene.
A groove metal band from Graz, Scapegoat channel the heavy, rhythmically dominant side of extreme metal, building tracks around punishing mid-paced riffs and dense, headbang-ready grooves. Their album "For the Broken and the Fallen" documents their output in the Austrian Graz underground metal scene.
Scarecrow play thrash/groove metal and hardcore from Svitavy, blending pit-ready aggression with heavy rhythmic riffing. Formed in 2019, they represent the crossover energy of the modern Czech heavy music scene.
Scars Remain play thrash, death, and groove metal from Amberg in the Upper Palatinate, blending multiple aggressive styles into a versatile, heavy sound. Their Bavarian output channels the energy of all three genres without being confined to any single one.
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