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Death Atlas (2019)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Boston groove metal outfit Psychopomp, formed in 2017, build their sound around thick, churning rhythms and a hard-edged attack that reflects New England's long tradition of no-nonsense heavy music, leaning hard into feel and impact over flash.
Nashua, New Hampshire's Psychosis began in groove metal territory before incorporating nu-metal's groove and vocal dynamics into their approach — a product of the late-2010s American underground where those genre lines remained genuinely blurred.
Knoxville, Tennessee's Psychosystem play a muscle-heavy fusion of thrash and groove metal, formed in 2012 — the combination suits the Southern city's hard rock sensibilities, pushing rhythmic punch alongside the kind of riff density that rewards repeated listens.
Salem, Ohio's Psyclosarin formed in 2019 playing a grinding hybrid of groove and death metal — the combination of rhythmic heaviness and technical death metal aggression gives them a distinct character within Ohio's active and underrated heavy underground.
Arlington, Texas veterans Puncture have been operating since 1994, working a niche of industrial groove metal that grafts mechanized texture and electronic abrasion onto the mid-period Pantera-era heaviness that saturated the DFW scene of that era. Longevity alone makes them a notable piece of local history.
Cleveland's Puppet have been playing groove metal since 2014, leaning into the genre's emphasis on rhythmic lockstep and mid-tempo menace rather than speed, constructing riffs built to land like a hammer rather than a scalpel. A sturdy, head-down entry from Ohio's heavy music scene.
Hilden's Pejora has been fusing melodic death metal with industrial textures since 2014, creating a hybrid that balances organic aggression with mechanized precision. Their North Rhine-Westphalian base places them amid one of Europe's densest concentrations of metal bands.
Groove metal band from Poznan and Pila, Poland, formed in 2014, delivering heavy, rhythmically driven groove metal from the Greater Poland region. They bring headbanging grooves to the Polish underground.
Groove metal band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2015, delivering heavy, rhythmically driven groove metal from the Catalan capital. They bring crushing, head-nodding riffs to the Barcelona metal scene.
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