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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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Słupsk-based thrash/groove metal act active since 2014, anchoring their riff-driven assault in mid-tempo grooves that demand involuntary headbanging. Their compositions balance thrash metal's speed with the crushing rhythmic weight of groove metal.
Rostov-on-Don-based thrash/groove metal act active since 2019, anchoring their riff-driven assault in mid-tempo grooves that demand involuntary headbanging. Their compositions balance thrash metal's speed with the crushing rhythmic weight of groove metal.
Groove metal outfit from Austevoll, formed in 2018. Their material trades in the satisfying crunch of heavy, rhythmically driven riffs that demand involuntary neck movement.
Groove metal outfit from Manchester, formed in 2016. Their material trades in the satisfying crunch of heavy, rhythmically driven riffs that demand involuntary neck movement.
Sludge metal outfit from London, formed in 2016. Their music moves with the grinding inevitability of industrial machinery, all corroded tones and barely controlled fury.
Groove and thrash metal band from Belgium, active since 2015. Named after the infamous David Lynch character, they pair groove metal's rhythmic punch with thrash metal's velocity.
Groove metal and hardcore band from Vienna, Austria, active since 2016. They combine the rhythmic punch of groove metal with hardcore's confrontational energy.
Bogotah is a groove metal band from São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, formed in 2014. The band blends heavy rock and metal with grooved riffs and fast passages, drawing comparisons to the southern groove metal sound. They released an EP in 2014 and subsequently put out two full-length albums, including 'Um Brinde Ao Fim do Mundo' promoted during a 2017 tour, and remain active on the Rio de Janeiro live circuit.
Danish thrash/groove metal band from Horsens, formed in 2018. They load up heavy thrash-groove ammunition from the east Jutland coast.
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