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Slave to the Scalpel (2021)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Richmond, Virginia's Lamb of God are one of American metal's most influential acts, forging a genre-defining blend of groove metal and metalcore that helped bring heavy music to a new generation of fans. Their catalog stands as a landmark of 21st-century metal.
Groove/thrash metal band from Mannheim, Germany, merging heavy groove-laden riffs with thrash aggression since 2016. Their sound sits at the punishing intersection of rhythmic groove metal and rapid-fire thrash.
Finnish melodic groove metal/metalcore/hard rock band from Kotka, formed in 2024 and blending multiple styles. Their versatile approach spans melodic hooks, groove-driven riffs, and hardcore aggression.
Madison, Wisconsin's Last Crack blend progressive complexity with the gut-punch immediacy of groove metal, making music that's simultaneously brainy and bruising. Their Wisconsin roots give their sound a no-nonsense directness that keeps the prog tendencies grounded.
Out of Benton City, Washington, Last Nerve blends groove metal's mid-tempo swagger with thrash's serrated edge — a band formed in 2021 with something to prove and the riffs to back it up.
Heavy metal at its most workmanlike and mean — this Last Rites welds groove's midrange punch to thrash's forward momentum, producing a no-frills assault that gets the job done.
Swedish thrash/groove metal band from Eskilstuna, combining thrash speed with groove-heavy breakdowns since 2016. Their judicial name signals the authoritative, verdict-delivering character of their metal.
Hungarian sludge/groove metal band from Budapest, delivering abrasive heaviness since 2011. Their resurrection-themed name contrasts with the punishing, down-tuned character of their sludge-groove sound.
British groove metal band from Leeds, delivering rhythmically punishing riffs. Their sound channels groove metal's head-nodding heaviness through crushing, hook-laden compositions.
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