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Ride the Flatline (feat. Jami Morgan & Code Orange) (2024)
Featured Groove Metal Album
Evidence (2023)
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Featured Heavy Metal Album
Agamemnon (2025)
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French groove/death metal band from Yvelines near Paris, formed in 2016. They combine groove and death metal from the Île-de-France region.
El Paso thrash metal act Backblast formed around 2015 before going on hold, a border-city band channeling the aggressive energy of classic thrash from one of Texas's most underrepresented metal scenes.
German death/thrash/groove metal band from Heiligenhaus, formed in 2009. They combine the speed of thrash with death metal's heaviness and groove metal's rhythmic punch for a multi-faceted assault.
French thrash/groove metal band from Vannes in Brittany, formed in 2014. They deliver riff-driven thrash-groove from the Celtic coast of northwestern France.
Stoner/groove metal and hard rock band from Denbigh in North Wales, formed in 2018. They deliver riff-heavy grooves infused with stoner swagger and hard rock attitude.
Death/groove metal band from Uhersky Brod, Czech Republic, formed in 2021. They pair death metal's extremity with groove metal's rhythmic punch.
Death metal and groove/thrash metal act from Velke Mezirici, Czech Republic, active since 2016. They blend multiple strains of extreme metal into a versatile attack.
Irish heavy/groove metal act active since 2012, anchoring traditional heavy metal's melodic sensibility in crushing mid-tempo grooves. Their chunky riffing and powerful vocal delivery create a sound designed for maximum physical impact.
Groove metal band from Varna, Bulgaria, formed in 2025. A brand-new act bringing heavy, rhythmic grooves from Bulgaria's Black Sea coast.
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