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Louisville, Kentucky groove metal project with two releases since 2017. The paradoxical name — art for those who cannot see it — captures an existential irony that matches their heavy, searching sound from the city that gave us Slint.
Leonardtown, Maryland groove metal and melodeath project whose 2015 EP It Was More Fun in Hell delivers infernal aggression with a darkly humorous title. Southern Maryland heaviness that doesn't take itself too seriously.
DeKalb, Illinois groove metal project with two EPs since 2011. Sweeter Things and Withdrawal deliver heavy, rhythmically driven music from the NIU college town, the titles hinting at addiction narratives beneath the riffs.
Denver groove metal outfit with two releases since 2014. Named after parasitic roundworms, their full-length The Raised Hand channels biological horror through heavy, rhythmically precise music from Colorado's capital.
Ascendente is a death and groove metal band from São Paulo, formed in 2014 and active in the city's dense underground metal circuit. Blending the rhythmic punch of groove metal with the heavier extremity of death metal, the band belongs to a tradition of São Paulo acts that draw on both American groove and the brutality of classic Brazilian extreme metal.
Los Angeles groove metal act riding heavy, rhythmic riffs through the City of Angels, adding mid-tempo punch to SoCal's already massive metal landscape.
Anacortes/Oak Harbor groove metal and metalcore act from Washington's Whidbey Island area, bringing heavy music to the Pacific Northwest's coastal communities.
Aserah channels groove metal from Cartagena in Murcia since 2018, named after the ancient Canaanite mother goddess. From this Roman-founded Mediterranean port city, they deliver rhythm-heavy metal with historical depth.
Tucson groove metal band delivering heavy, rhythmic punishment from the Arizona desert, bringing thick riffs and crushing grooves to the Southwest's underground.
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