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Distant Shadow is a groove/thrash metal band from Hamburg, Germany, formed in 2025. They cast heavy shadows through groove and thrash metal.
Baltimore's Divera have been threading progressive ambition through groove metal's rhythmic density since 2017, bringing compositional sophistication to a subgenre that often prioritizes brute force. Their progressive groove approach rewards careful listening, balancing the head-down heaviness of the riff with a musician's interest in dynamic tension and release.
Diversion End is a melodic groove metal/metalcore band from Oulu, Finland, active since 2014. They blend melodic groove metal with metalcore from northern Finland.
Divinators plays melodic groove metal and metalcore from Moscow, active since 2020 and channeling prophecy-themed imagery through rhythmically driven compositions. Their oracle name adds mystical gravitas to modern, hook-laden extreme metal.
Divine Silence is a progressive/groove/thrash metal band from France, active since 2010. They blend progressive ambition with groove and thrash metal power.
Divine:Zero is a melodic death/groove metal band from Erkelenz, Germany, formed in 2021. They merge melodic death metal's hooks with groove metal's weight.
Division S is a groove, heavy, and thrash metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, formed in 2004. The project blends heavy groove riffing with thrash and heavy metal.
Djakda is a groove metal band from Romagny, France, active since 2013. They deliver heavy grooves from rural Normandy.
Buffalo's Dog Day Sunrise have been delivering groove metal with hard rock swagger since 2018, a fitting output from a rust belt city that has always responded to music with blunt physicality. Their sound sits in the working-class groove metal tradition — not flashy, not seeking approval, just heavy riffs driven forward with the kind of blue-collar conviction that never sounds forced.
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