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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
Featured Black Metal Album
Give Me Back My World (2025)
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When Everything Means Nothing (Cinematic) (2021)
05/17 @ House of Blues Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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West Hills crossover thrashers Cholos on Acid bring Southern California attitude to a chaotic blend of groove metal and full-throttle thrash. The name tells you most of what you need to know.
Melodic death-thrash and groove metal band from Bochum, Germany, formed in 2016. They blend melodic guitar work with thrash velocity and heavy grooves from the central Ruhr.
Progressive groove metal act from Innlandet county in central Norway, formed in 2017. Chopworm delivers technically-inclined heavy grooves from the Norwegian interior.
Choque is a thrash/groove metal band from Santa Catarina, Brazil, formed in 2017. The band is active in the underground Brazilian metal scene and releases music independently through Bandcamp.
Springfield, Ohio groove metal band Chronic Aggression keeps it heavy and direct, built on mid-tempo down-tuned riffs and a rhythm-first approach to metal songwriting. Their sound sits firmly in the machine-groove tradition popularized by the early 1990s.
Fargo, North Dakota's Chronocide brings groove metal's locked-in rhythmic chug to the Great Plains, fusing it with traditional heavy metal songcraft. Their music is accessible but heavy, built for arenas their region rarely hosts.
Gothenburg melodic death/groove metal act formed in 2013, channeling the city's legendary melodeath tradition through a groove-heavy lens. Their rhythmic approach adds modern heft to classic Swedish melodicism.
Boston's Chuggernaut merges groove metal's locked-in heaviness with Southern metal's swagger, an unlikely but effective combination in a city more associated with hardcore and punk. Their music is built around thick mid-tempo riffs designed to move crowds.
Death-thrash-groove outfit from Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland, active since 2018. Chupa Cabra delivers raucous, high-energy extreme metal from Ireland's rural southwest.
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