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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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Progressive thrash and doom metal band from Porto, Portugal active since 2017, evolving from groove/power/thrash origins. Web has pushed their sound into increasingly progressive and doom-laden territory from Portugal's northern capital.
Death and groove metal band from Wondelgem, Belgium formed in 2018. Welkin fuses the heaviness of death metal with the rhythmic punch of groove metal, creating a hard-hitting Belgian take on extreme metal.
Melodic death and groove metal band from Lahti, Finland formed in 2020. Weren fuses the melodic power of Finnish death metal with groove metal's rhythmic punch from the industrial city of southern Finland.
Progressive/groove metal band from Constanța, Romania active since 2011. White Walls blends progressive ambition with groove metal's rhythmic power from the Black Sea port city.
Will2Kill was a thrash and groove metal band from Recife whose lineup included vocalist Wilfred Gadêlha, guitarist Hugo Medeiros, bassist Eddie Cheever, and drummer Daniel A. Mello. The band released their debut album "Cause For Alarm" in March 2016, recorded at the Bigorna and Pólvora studios. They operated independently within Recife's underground metal scene before eventually splitting up.
Virginia's Witchmark formed in 2025 and blend groove metal's rhythmic punch with death metal's brutality, carving out territory that rewards headbanging as much as intensity. The groove/death combination — think a rawer Pantera crossed with modern death metal sensibilities — is a natural fit for a Virginia scene that has historically gravitated toward hard-hitting, riff-first metal. They are one of the newest acts in the American heavy metal underground.
Groove metal band from Lascari, Sicily active since 2012. With All the Rage channels the intensity of the Mediterranean sun into crushing groove metal from the Palermo province.
Heavy, groove, and thrash metal band from Eboli, Italy active since 2016. Wolfear merges three metal traditions into an aggressive triple-genre assault from the Campania region south of Salerno.
Progressive groove metal band from West Yorkshire, England formed in 2019. World Chaos channels rhythmic heaviness through progressive structures and groove metal's punishing riffing.
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