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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Spitanger deliver groove metal from Copenhagen, channeling rhythmic heaviness with the provocative edge their name suggests. Active since 2012, they bring headbang-inducing grooves to the Danish capital.
Spitkiss is an industrial and groove metal band from San Jose, California, formed in 1994, combining the mechanical textures and electronic elements of industrial metal with the mid-tempo, riff-locked heaviness of groove metal.
Kimry's Splatterums pair death and groove metal from the Tver region since 2017. Their gore-splash name and origins in the Volga town famed for its Art Nouveau architecture create an unlikely contrast between aesthetic refinement and visceral extremity.
Splinetic deliver groove metal from the southern Finnish town of Forssa, channeling rhythmic heaviness with the visceral intensity of their spleen-referencing name. Formed in 2021, they bring Kanta-Hame groove to the Finnish metal scene.
's-Hertogenbosch's Splinterbomb pair groove and thrash metal from the Brabant capital since 2015. Their fragmentary-explosive name channels the shrapnel effect of detonation into compositions of splintering aggression.
Split Point is a groove, thrash, and heavy metal band from New Jersey, formed in 2017, blending the syncopated punch of groove metal with the intensity of thrash in a hard-hitting style rooted in the Garden State's metal underground.
Watertown, Wisconsin groove metal band Squidhammer formed in 2022, channeling the heavy mid-tempo punch and locking rhythms of groove metal from a small city in the Wisconsin underground.
Seattle, Washington groove metal band Squirrel Hands formed in 2021, bringing heavy mid-tempo riffing and locked-in rhythmic weight to a city with a storied history of heavy and extreme music.
St. October is a gothic and groove metal band from Davenport, Iowa, formed in 2018, blending melodic gothic atmosphere with the rhythmic punch of groove metal.
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