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Genre
groove metal
Parent Genre: metal

Groove metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that incorporates elements of thrash metal and hardcore punk. It is characterized by its heavy, chugging riffs and a strong emphasis on rhythm and groove. The genre often features aggressive vocals and lyrics that touch on themes of anger, frustration, and social commentary. Groove metal bands often incorporate elements of blues and Southern rock into their sound, creating a unique blend of heavy, aggressive music with a strong sense of groove and melody.


Top artists of groove metal genre

Five Finger Death Punch
Pantera
Slayer
Lamb of God
Gojira
Amon Amarth
Sepultura
Danzig
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List of groove metal artists

Here is a list of groove metal artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the groove metal genre. You can find out what groove metal genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
Five Finger Death Punch
75 1 48 94 1 35 129 6045054
2
Pantera
69 15 37 87 2 39 117 4400929
3
Slayer
67 21 32 96 0 19 116 3490053
4
Lamb of God
64 20 38 97 0 21 123 1826044
5
Gojira
64 34 35 85 1 21 116 1142354
6
Amon Amarth
61 35 41 96 0 26 146 1010937
7
Sepultura
60 17 38 92 2 23 122 1672029
8
Danzig
59 15 45 67 6 30 128 833767
9
Testament
59 18 36 87 2 36 120 962862
10
Black Label Society
58 2 45 75 7 31 117 1565362
11
Machine Head
58 5 32 91 4 19 128 1217014
12
Zakk Wylde
57 1 40 61 28 33 120 525398
13
Meshuggah
56 53 36 94 0 26 125 612505
14
Cannibal Corpse
56 64 32 97 0 24 118 805900
15
Children Of Bodom
56 41 42 95 0 37 118 648007
16
Anthrax
56 9 37 93 2 31 126 1510384
17
Fear Factory
54 11 51 92 0 35 123 610477
18
Soilwork
53 21 42 95 1 22 121 294401
19
Behemoth
52 27 31 95 2 12 122 549198
20
Soil
52 3 51 92 0 52 120 328509
21
Helmet
51 18 40 85 4 39 119 273557
22
HELLYEAH
51 3 46 96 0 38 124 665035
23
DevilDriver
50 3 43 97 0 28 135 467924
24
Soulfly
50 21 40 93 3 25 121 631672
25
Paradise Lost
49 27 43 84 0 27 113 287025
26
Obituary
48 12 35 93 0 28 115 423466
27
Corrosion Of Conformity
48 14 41 85 1 47 124 273780
28
Kataklysm
47 16 43 97 0 21 131 148324
29
DOWN
46 13 29 87 8 33 126 374172
30
Texas Hippie Coalition
46 49 45 88 0 37 141 196636
31
Napalm Death
46 63 27 92 0 18 111 309641
32
Flaw
46 5 43 85 2 40 124 134772
33
Sylosis
46 34 48 95 0 31 130 110678
34
Butcher Babies
46 2 42 97 0 21 135 166452
35
Snot
46 19 46 91 0 44 129 141078
36
Decapitated
45 31 35 98 0 18 122 214227
37
Otep
45 28 49 85 4 31 118 389126
38
Body Count
45 2 50 90 1 44 124 257219
39
Gwar
44 12 49 89 2 47 120 210214
40
Spineshank
43 4 50 95 0 49 136 186807
41
36 Crazyfists
42 0 45 90 4 43 134 154701
42
Prong
42 16 52 93 0 48 119 152737
43
Chimaira
42 9 37 94 0 21 120 279569
44
Dry Kill Logic
42 15 42 93 2 32 136 121877
45
Burn The Priest
42 46 38 97 0 30 124 77012
46
Crowbar
41 15 34 80 1 29 121 144398
47
Roadrunner United
41 16 41 89 1 26 132 103489
48
The Haunted
41 40 40 96 0 30 116 133636
49
Killer Be Killed
41 6 33 95 0 25 125 104591
50
Biohazard
41 2 38 96 0 37 108 166404
51
Strapping Young Lad
40 33 32 94 0 13 130 148916
52
Six Feet Under
40 50 44 92 1 34 120 161787
53
Cavalera Conspiracy
39 7 29 95 0 26 107 272006
54
Nevermore
39 1 46 88 3 30 119 119356
55
Damageplan
38 46 41 91 3 40 112 220560
56
Revocation
38 27 39 96 0 25 135 113211
57
Throwdown
37 4 42 96 0 39 142 79153
58
Motograter
37 18 51 96 0 37 138 91100
59
Superjoint
36 23 27 94 0 32 115 54906
60
bloodsimple
36 8 39 95 0 28 127 52311
61
American Head Charge
36 3 45 92 0 34 127 122377
62
Ektomorf
35 8 42 95 0 33 128 68158
63
Nailbomb
35 23 41 82 0 23 142 93492
64
Exhorder
34 15 36 95 0 18 122 63828
65
Goatwhore
33 20 32 98 0 26 142 71335
66
Nothingface
33 8 44 96 0 32 124 70746
67
Walls of Jericho
33 0 38 89 2 29 131 101752
68
Jasta
32 1 53 93 0 53 95 23980
69
Vision Of Disorder
31 9 38 93 0 31 127 38066
70
40 Below Summer
31 3 47 91 0 40 134 52929
71
Dååth
31 36 43 97 0 25 125 21195
72
Threat Signal
30 20 43 97 0 26 153 53125
73
Pro-Pain
30 10 48 94 0 47 158 64982
74
Dimebag Darrell
29 15 39 89 1 36 109 70805
75
Stuck Mojo
28 12 55 91 2 51 126 35616
76
Dagoba
28 13 44 94 0 28 134 43695
77
Mnemic
28 30 47 92 4 22 109 35886
78
Betzefer
28 26 52 90 0 48 119 21463
79
Rebel Meets Rebel
27 23 40 96 0 36 116 65270
80
Divine Heresy
27 1 43 94 0 20 135 43478
81
Silent Civilian
26 15 43 96 0 22 134 34047
82
Grip Inc.
26 38 43 91 0 37 113 22913
83
Metal Allegiance
25 0 0 0 0 0 0 28500
84
Bleed The Sky
23 13 29 96 0 15 154 35366
85
Skinlab
23 9 40 95 0 35 113 26044
86
Lazarus A.D.
23 2 34 98 0 51 122 34080
87
Himsa
21 23 38 98 0 31 129 21690
88
The Sign of the Southern Cross
19 0 27 92 1 36 136 25809
89
Downthesun
19 9 35 94 0 20 103 18063
90
Byzantine
16 26 53 97 14 55 124 12550
91
Pissing Razors
15 0 38 95 0 44 92 8498
92
Hemlock
15 0 0 0 0 0 0 2421
93
A Perfect Murder
14 0 0 0 0 0 0 9336
94
Incite
14 8 37 96 0 17 132 10392
95
Dirge Within
9 0 43 99 0 36 110 3485