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Proof (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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British groove metal band from Leeds, delivering rhythmically punishing riffs. Their sound channels groove metal's head-nodding heaviness through crushing, hook-laden compositions.
Los Angeles death metal act Leaf started out in ambient territory before pivoting to full brutality — a trajectory that lends their heaviness an unusual textural depth.
Swedish heavy metal band from Umea, formed in 2022 and delivering classic metal from northern Sweden. Their autumnal name evokes the falling, transformative energy of their heavy metal approach.
League of Distortion is a German modern metal band formed in 2020, built around vocalist Anna Brunner of Exit Eden and guitarist Jim Müller of Kissin' Dynamite. Their Napalm Records debut, a self-titled album released in November 2022, blends melodic metalcore with nu metal and symphonic metal elements, with the track "Wolf or Lamb" surpassing one million streams. A second album, Galvanize, followed as the band extended the melodic, hook-driven approach of their debut.
Greek thrash/groove metal band from Thessaloniki, combining thrash velocity with groove-heavy breakdowns since 2017. Their approach delivers both headbanging speed and crushing rhythmic weight.
Knoxville's Leaking Through Limbs arrived in 2024 fusing black and death metal with a visceral intensity that marks them as one of Tennessee's more unnerving recent prospects.
Swedish heavy/groove metal band from Karlshamn, combining classic metal power with rhythmic punch since 2018. Their morbid name signals the hard-won wisdom at the core of their aggressive sound.
Cincinnati's Leather have been delivering heavy metal stripped to its essentials since 2014 — no frills, no apologies, just the kind of riff-forward intensity that the genre was built on.
Fantasy-themed speed metal rippers forged in Houston's heavy underground. Released on Cease and Destroy Records.
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