Detroit's Hate Unbound pull from death, thrash, and groove metal simultaneously since 2015, creating a thick, multi-layered attack built for the floor of a club. The Motor City's working-class aggression runs through every downpicked riff.

Flushing, Ohio's HateDriven have been delivering groove-infused thrash since 2016, combining the latter's riff aggression with the former's locked-in rhythmic punch. Rust Belt no-nonsense is baked into every locked groove.

Chattanooga's Hatestomp bring a Southern swagger to their groove metal, locking into thick, mid-paced riffs with the confidence of a band that knows the South breeds its own strain of heavy.

Columbia, Missouri's Hazard grind groove and thrash together in the manner of mid-90s Pantera and Sepultura — all low, locked-in riffs and head-snapping tempo shifts. Since 2015 they've been bringing that meaty, swinging heaviness to the Missouri scene.

Out of Summit, New Jersey, Headlock clench down on groove-locked riffs and thrash-fueled momentum, forging a sound built as much on neck-snapping rhythm as on raw velocity. Formed in 2013, they channel the bulldozing mid-tempo menace of classic groove metal without sacrificing the bite.

Salt Lake City's Hell9 refuses to settle into any single lane, colliding melodic death metal, black metal, and groove into something restlessly hybrid since 2022. The result is a dense and unpredictable listen that rewards attention to its many shifting parts.

San Francisco's Hellbender bring groove metal's thick, locked-in rhythms to the Bay Area's already fertile heavy music ecosystem. Founded in 2020, the band leans into the genre's mid-tempo swagger and riff-first approach with seasoned conviction.

Atlanta's HellBent have been splitting the difference between death, thrash, and groove since 2014, assembling a hybrid built on relentless pocket and punishing velocity in equal measure. Southern sharpness and urban grit fuel their high-energy assault.

Los Angeles-based Helmet carry the legacy of one of alternative metal's most rhythmically sophisticated bands — a unit whose chugging, off-kilter groove has influenced countless acts across heavy music since the early 1990s. Their locked-in, hypnotic attack remains as distinctive as ever.