Named for the Hindu goddess of destruction, Kali Ma from Seymour, Connecticut have spent over a decade building a reputation for technically demanding, groove-heavy progressive metal. Their blend of intricate riffing with hard-swinging rhythmic aggression sets them apart in the New England scene.

San Diego's Kavana hit the ground running in 2025 with a thrash-forward attack shot through with groove metal's rhythmic swagger — heavy, propulsive, and clearly built for the stage.

New York's Kevorkian have been at the intersection of death and groove metal since 2013, fusing the genre's extremity with the mid-paced, headbanging punch that groove metal demands.

A brand-new entry from Tempe formed in 2024, Killed by a Yeti play groove metal with a rock edge — heavy enough to satisfy but accessible enough to pull in a broader crowd. The name sets the tone: absurd, hard-hitting, and not taking itself too seriously.

Los Angeles groove metal act Killing 4 have been working the pummeling mid-tempo pocket since 2015, building songs around the locked-in rhythmic chemistry that makes groove metal satisfying. Heavy, methodical, and rooted in the LA metal scene.

Portland groove metal outfit formed in 2019, Kingdom Under Fire brings the Pacific Northwest's heaviness to a style rooted in down-tuned riffs and rhythmic punch. Their sound channels the city's legacy of weighty, hard-hitting metal into driving, head-down groove.

Marietta, Ohio's KLNZR has been grinding out industrial-inflected heavy and groove metal since 2011. The band weaponizes mechanical texture and hammering rhythms, giving their sound a machine-shop rawness that fits the working-class Ohio River Valley well.

Named for the Fate who spins the thread of life, Ocala, Florida's Klothos has been weaving heavy and groove metal since 2020. Their mid-Florida origins lend a sun-bleached brutishness to a sound built on locked-in grooves and swinging, aggressive riffwork.

New Orleans-based Konstricted blends death metal, groove metal, and deathcore in a city that has long elevated heavy music to an art form. Active since 2016, they absorb the bayou city's tradition of hypnotic rhythmic power and combine it with modern extremity and bone-crushing breakdowns.