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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
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De Doorn (2022)
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Halo (2017)
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Groove metal and hard rock band from Pamiers, France active since 2010. Worselder blends groove metal's rhythmic punch with hard rock's accessibility from the foothills of the Pyrenees.
St. Louis groove and thrash metal outfit formed in 2016, combining the mid-tempo pocket and chugging heaviness of groove metal with the kinetic velocity of thrash. Rooted in the Midwestern metal underground, they channel the working-class grit that has long defined Missouri's heavy music scene.
Stoner and groove metal band from Oldenburg/Ostfriesland, Germany formed in 2019. Write Zero lays down heavy, groove-laden riffs anchored in the stoner metal tradition from the flat coastlands of northwestern Germany.
Milwaukee's Writhen have been operating in the groove and death metal crossover since 2014, pairing the rhythmic churn of groove metal with the aggression of death metal in a way that keeps the music visceral without losing momentum. They're a staple of the Wisconsin metal underground.
Groove and thrash metal band from Port-la-Nouvelle, France active since 2014. Wyvern merges groove metal's rhythmic heaviness with thrash's aggressive speed from the Mediterranean coast of Languedoc.
Xaar is an industrial groove metal and metalcore band from Glasgow, Scotland, formed in 2022. Self-described as "Dark Metal From Scotland," they release hard-hitting tracks like "Leper Messiah" and "Destabilize" that blend industrial heaviness with groove-laden metalcore aggression.
XIII Doors is a melodic groove/heavy metal band from Shannon, Ireland, formed in 2023. They describe themselves as a hard rock/metal band from Ireland, releasing tracks like "Into The Unknown" and "Unleash The Beast" that blend heavy riffs with accessible, hard-hitting melodies.
Xtrueder is a groove/thrash metal band from Kaliningrad, Russia, formed in 2020. Their bilingual Russian-English releases including "Forgotten Station" and the "Jellyfish" EP deliver heavy, rhythmically driven metal that fuses groove and thrash from Russia's westernmost enclave.
Xuar is a groove metal band from Alsasua-Altsasu in the Basque Country of Spain, formed in 2018. They deliver crushing, rhythmically driven groove metal with a heavy low-end, drawing from the intensity and cultural pride of the Basque music scene.
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