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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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When Everything Means Nothing (Cinematic) (2021)
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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Des Moines's Second Side have been navigating the space between thrash aggression, groove-metal momentum, and alternative metal experimentation since 2015. The Iowa trio's approach resists easy categorization — the thrash instincts keep things sharp and forward-moving, while the alternative influences introduce texture and dynamics that prevent the sound from calcifying into formula. They're a product of the Midwest DIY underground where versatility is a survival trait.
Argenta's Second Skin blend groove and heavy metal from the Ferrara countryside since 2021. Their Emilian origins and transformative name suggest music that reveals hidden layers beneath its initial surface.
Sedative play groove metal and metalcore from Kremze, combining rhythmic heaviness with aggressive vocal delivery. Active since 2007, they've been a consistent presence in the South Bohemian heavy music scene for nearly two decades.
Death and groove metal band from Bento Gonçalves, Rio Grande do Sul, formed in 2020, fronted by vocalist Lucas Lazzarotto and produced on their debut work by Ernani Savaris. Their debut album Lemarchand's Dominus was released in 2020, and in 2024 the band released the single "Last Night of the World" featuring former Judas Priest and Iced Earth vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens, with compositions credited to Eduardo Vignatti and Lazzarotto.
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Vienna-based groove metal act whose self-titled 2014 debut album blends djent precision with heavy groove riffing across 13 tracks of sociocritical commentary. Recorded at Graveyard Studio and mastered by Zack Ohren, their sound bridges technical metal and accessible heaviness with politically aware lyrics.
Senex play heavy and groove metal from Marburg, combining the melodic weight of traditional metal with groove's rhythmic punch. Their Hessian university city base connects them to a vibrant student-driven music scene.
Chelyabinsk's Sentenced to Time deliver groove metal from the Ural industrial city since 2019. Their temporal-imprisonment name and meteor-strike-city origins channel the weight of time itself into rhythmically heavy compositions.
Separate My Veins blend melodic groove metal with metalcore from Regensburg, combining rhythmic heaviness with emotionally charged melodic passages. Their visceral name matches the intensity of their Bavarian-crafted modern metal.
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