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Neck Sprain is a groove metal band from Budapest, Hungary, active since 2013. They deliver heavy, rhythm-driven metal that lives up to their physically evocative name.
Neckbreakker is a death/groove metal band from Silkeborg in central Jutland, formed in 2024. The band delivers neck-snapping heaviness from the lakeside town in the heart of Denmark.
Eindhoven groove/thrash metal outfit formed in 2015, delivering crushing rhythmic weight and aggressive speed from the Netherlands' technology hub. Their dual approach channels both genres' most impactful qualities.
Necrofactor is a death/thrash metal band from Chile playing a groove-driven style they describe as groove thrash. The band released the full-length Ciclo de Destrucción in November 2016, an eleven-track independent album with Spanish-language lyrics exploring themes of destruction, illness, and political defiance. The record is distributed digitally on major platforms and was stocked physically through Chilean metal label Australis Records.
One of the earliest Brazilian thrash bands, Necromancia came together in São Bernardo do Campo in the mid-1980s and spent decades honing the groove-inflected thrash attack that defined their later records. Check Mate (2004), produced by Sepultura's Andreas Kisser, marked a high point in that evolution, blending the bone-dry riffing of Pantera-era groove metal with their São Paulo thrash roots, while Back from the Dead (2011) pushed the tempos back up toward their earliest material.
Necronomisurf is a stoner/groove metal band from Turku, active since 2017. The band blends Lovecraftian themes with surf-tinged stoner grooves from Finland's oldest city.
Athens-based progressive metal act whose ambitious concept albums like 'Orvam: A Song for Home' and 'Hegaiamas: A Song for Freedom' weave intricate arrangements with groove-laden heaviness. Active since 2006, they have built a devoted following through appearances at ProgPower USA and a discography spanning five studio albums.
Needle is a groove metal band from Nuremberg, Bavaria. The band brings hard-hitting groove metal riffing to the Franconian metal scene.
Negaatio is a thrash/groove metal band from Tampere, formed in 2026. The project is among the newest additions to Tampere's vibrant metal scene.
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