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Everyone's Talking! (2025)
Featured Sludge Metal Album
Blind (Expanded Edition) (2021)
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Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
Blood Dynasty (24-bit HD audio) (2024)
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Haworth, New Jersey's Torrential Downpour takes groove metal in a technical direction, layering intricate rhythmic shifts beneath heavy, momentum-driven riffwork since 2009.
Medford, Oregon's Tortured Souls operate in the groove-inflected thrash lane, pairing chugging mid-tempo riffs with the swaggering weight of groove metal in a style that has defined much of the American post-'90s thrash revival.
Tiffin, Iowa's Tragedy Mask bring a groove-heavy metal attack to a state better known for its cornfields than its riff merchants, locking in hard-hitting rhythms and muscular songwriting since their 2020 formation.
North Kingstown, Rhode Island's Train of Thought arrived in 2022 with groove metal's trademark locked-in, syncopated heaviness, carving out a niche in the small but active New England extreme music scene.
Rochester, New York's Trainwreck have been blending groove metal's rhythmic crush with metalcore's intensity since 2006, building a sound that hits hard on both fronts in one of upstate New York's more active metal communities.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Trainwrecked emerged in 2022 playing groove-laced metalcore, tapping into the Rust Belt's blue-collar metal tradition with a modern edge and a penchant for heavy, propulsive riffing.
Louisiana's Trauma blend the swinging low-end weight of groove metal into a thrash framework, giving their sound a Southern heaviness that sets them apart from the more clinical, speed-focused takes on the genre.
Denver groove and nu-metal band formed in 2022, blending down-tuned, syncopated riffing with the kind of aggressive pocket rhythms that defined the late '90s heavy scene. Their sound carries the gritty edge of Colorado's DIY metal circuit.
North Carolina groove and southern metal act formed in 2019, rooted in swampy, mid-tempo heaviness that leans on the humid weight of southern rock tradition without sacrificing the metallic punch. Their name is both boast and mission statement.
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