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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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Truth of Heresy is a groove/thrash metal band from Macclesfield, England, formed in 2024. They deliver hard-hitting, riff-driven metal that merges thrash aggression with heavyweight groove.
Trÿpta is a groove and sludge metal band from Bristol, England, formed in 2014. They combine crushing sludge weight with punchy groove metal rhythms, delivering a thick, aggressive sound.
Groove metal band from Pratt, Kansas, formed in 2023, bringing a heavy, rhythmically driven approach to metal rooted in the stomping mid-tempo riffs central to the groove metal tradition.
Atlanta, Georgia act formed in 2020, fusing black metal's corrosive tremolo assault with the confrontational aggression of hardcore punk — a combination central to the blackened hardcore movement gaining traction in the American underground.
Originally from North Pole, Alaska — relocated to Fort Worth in 2007 after working as lumberjacks. Self-described "mountain metal" blending doom, sludge, and progressive elements.
Turn the Tide is a groove metal and hard rock band from Lansing, Michigan, formed in 2013, built around heavy syncopated rhythms, crunching guitar work, and accessible song structures.
Tusken from Aix-en-Provence deliver sludge, groove metal, and post-hardcore named after the Sand People of Star Wars since 2014. A decade of Tatooine-inspired compositions from Cézanne's sun-baked Provençal hometown has channeled desert aggression through a southern French filter.
Tusko is a sludge and groove metal band from Canton, Ohio, formed in 2015, melding the lurching heaviness of sludge with groove metal's infectious rhythmic punch.
Two Neck Noose is a groove and thrash metal band from Westland, Michigan, formed in 2012, blending the syncopated, mid-paced heaviness of groove metal with the aggressive riffing and tempo of classic thrash.
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