San Diego act blending metalcore's melodic structures with the groove-driven punch of death metal and down-tuned heaviness, formed in 2024.

Catalysis channels the Tampa thrash tradition with aggressive, tightly wound riffing and barked vocals that recall the late-80s Bay Area and Florida crossover scenes. Their approach is direct and punishing, favoring speed and groove over technical showboating.

Catatonic from Portland, Michigan plays groove-laden thrash with a heavy, head-nodding mid-tempo sensibility and riff structures that prioritize rhythmic impact. Their sound sits squarely in the Pantera-influenced groove-thrash tradition of the American Midwest.

Eastern Oregon groove metal and metalcore band from La Grande fusing down-tuned, rhythmically punishing riffs with metalcore aggression.

Shillington, Pennsylvania groove/thrash metal band channeling heavy mid-paced stomp alongside driving thrash aggression rooted in 1990s East Coast metal.

Houston two-piece sludge and groove metal act combining lumbering Southern sludge heaviness with syncopated groove metal rhythms in a stripped-down, punishing format.

Syracuse groove metal band delivering raw, unapologetic aggression with mid-paced crushing riffs, building a following through relentless touring alongside acts like Hatebreed and Drowning Pool.

The reunited Cavalera brothers, Max and Igor, channeling the primal groove metal and thrash ferocity of mid-era Sepultura into a project recalling the visceral, tribal heaviness of Arise and Chaos A.D.

Cell Block Earth brings Detroit's industrial grit to groove metal, delivering heavy, syncopated riff patterns and a mechanistic rhythmic drive that reflects the city's working-class metal heritage. Their sound owes debts to Pantera and Machine Head while retaining a Motor City bluntness.