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Actin' Up (2023)
Featured Stoner Metal Album
The Mountain Of Gold (2018)
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Featured Progressive Metal Album
Death Atlas (2019)
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Spanish band from Algeciras in Cádiz, active since 1996, whose sound evolved from thrash/death metal toward groove metal and alternative rock. Their three decades of stylistic evolution span the full spectrum from extreme metal to accessible groove.
Varese-based groove metal act active since 2014, anchoring their sound in mid-tempo, syncopated riffing designed to generate maximum physical impact. Their chunky, headbang-inducing compositions channel the spirit of Pantera and Lamb of God.
Groove metal outfit from Kampen, formed in 2022. Their material trades in the satisfying crunch of heavy, rhythmically driven riffs that demand involuntary neck movement.
German melodic death/groove metal and metalcore band from Böblingen, formed in 2024. They merge three aggressive metal styles with melodic sensibility.
Spanish groove/thrash metal band from Ciudad Real, formed in 2014. They blend groove metal rhythms with thrash metal aggression from the La Mancha plains.
Spanish metalcore and groove metal band from Tres Cantos near Madrid, formed in 2023. They deliver heavy metalcore grooves from the northern outskirts of the capital.
Poltava-based thrash/groove metal act active since 2021, 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 Oslo, formed in 2011. Their material trades in the satisfying crunch of heavy, rhythmically driven riffs that demand involuntary neck movement.
German groove metal and metalcore band from Itzehoe in Schleswig-Holstein, active since 2002. With over two decades of bulldozing breakdowns and grooves, they are a veteran force in the North German scene.
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