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Manual Manic Procedures (2024)
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Monolith of Inhumanity (2012)
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De Doorn (2022)
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Heavy Blackened Death Metal from Houston.
Finnish groove metal band from Helsinki, active since 2006. With two decades of mechanical grooves, they are a veteran of the Finnish groove metal scene.
Spanish melodic death/groove metal and metalcore band from Mieres in Asturias, formed in 2012. They blend three aggressive styles with melodic sensibility from the Asturian mining valleys.
Groove metal outfit from Vienna, Austria, formed in 2016. They deliver thick, chugging riffs and head-nodding rhythmic grooves built for live-show impact.
German groove/progressive metal band from Berlin, formed in 2024. They merge groove metal's rhythmic power with progressive metal's complexity.
Warsaw-based thrash/groove metal act active since 2010, 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.
Czech metal band from Sokolov, formed in 2010, whose style has evolved from power metal origins toward a heavier groove metal direction. This stylistic shift reflects the band's restless creative development over more than a decade.
British groove metal/metalcore outfit active since 2025, combining crushing syncopated riffs with metalcore's dynamic song structures and breakdown-heavy approach. Their sound bridges pit-ready heaviness with modern extreme metal aggression.
England-based groove metal/metalcore outfit active since 2021, combining crushing syncopated riffs with metalcore's dynamic song structures and breakdown-heavy approach. Their sound bridges pit-ready heaviness with modern extreme metal aggression.
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