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Groove Metal Bands

Known for its chugging rhythms and syncopated riffs, this branch of metal took thrash's aggression and gave it a heavier, groove-laden swing. Can you name the bands that defined this sound from the '90s onward?
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Last updated: October 14, 2025
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Kai Tangata
Young thrash-inspired band from New Zealand, notable for incorporating Māori language and traditions into their music.
Alien Weaponry
Mafia
Boozy southern metal outfit led by Ozzy Osbourne’s longtime guitarist Zakk Wylde, famed for his signature pinch harmonics.
Black Label Society
The Impossibility of Reason
Cleveland groove/metalcore band with tight, syncopated riffs, named after a three-headed Greek monster.
Chimaira
Clean My Wounds
North Carolina metal band fronted by Pepper Keenan, shifting from crossover thrash to southern groove in the 1990s.
Corrosion of Conformity
Breathing New Life
The Abbott brothers’ post-Pantera project, cut short by Dimebag Darrell’s untimely death.
Damageplan
The Fury of Our Maker's Hand
Groove metal band formed by ex-Coal Chamber vocalist Dez Fafara; also known for 2007 album "The Last Kind Words."
Devildriver
Stone the Crow
Sludgy southern metal supergroup from New Orleans, featuring members of Pantera, Crowbar, COC, and Eyehategod.
Down
Slaughter in the Vatican
Early ’90s Louisiana band often credited with pioneering the groove metal sound later popularized by Pantera.
Exhorder
Demanufacture
Industrial-tinged metal pioneers blending machine-gun riffs with dystopian themes; led by Burton C. Bell & Dino Cazares.
Fear Factory
Wrong Side of Heaven
American band blending aggressive groove riffs with melodic choruses; their name is inspired by classic martial arts films.
Five Finger Death Punch
You Wouldn’t Know
Cowboy-metal supergroup featuring Vinnie Paul of Pantera alongside members of Mudvayne and Nothingface.
Hellyeah
Meantime
Alternative metal band from NYC, led by jazz-trained guitarist Page Hamilton, whose style influenced nu metal.
Helmet
Redneck
Virginia groove/thrash band led by Randy Blythe, known for ferocious riffs and a defining 2000s metal sound.
Lamb of God
Burn My Eyes
Bay Area groove/thrash metal band led by Robb Flynn, also known for acclaimed album "The Blackening."
Machine Head
Vulgar Display of Power
The Cowboys from Hell! Influential Texas band whose heavy, groove-laden riffs shaped 1990s metal.
Pantera
Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck
NYC metal band blending thrash, groove, and industrial elements, best known for the album Cleansing; fronted by Tommy Victor.
Prong
Roots Bloody Roots
Brazilian thrashers fronted by the Cavalera brothers, who slowed down their riffs and added tribal percussion in the '90s.
Sepultura
Bound, Gagged and Blindfolded
San Francisco groove metal band blending thrash aggression with down-tuned riffs, best known for their 1997 debut.
Skinlab
Back to the Primitive
Max Cavalera’s post-Sepultura band, fusing metal with tribal rhythms, world influences, and a spiritual name and message.
Soulfly
Use Once and Destroy
Sludgy hardcore-infused supergroup fronted by Phil Anselmo, featuring Hank Williams III (yes, that Hank Williams!) on drums.
Superjoint Ritual
Venom & Tears
Orange County bruisers who traded their hardcore breakdowns for Pantera-style grooves in the 2000s.
Throwdown
More Human than Human
Horror-themed groove/industrial metal band from NYC, fronted by Rob Zombie and known for their trippy B-movie aesthetic.
White Zombie
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