Best Groove Metal Bands

77 bands

Rank	Band / Formed / Genres	Albums
1	Lamb of God 1999, United States Groove Metal, Metalcore	Ashes of the Wake (2004) #160 As the Palaces Burn (2003) #294 Killadelphia (2005) [Live] #342
2	Pantera 1981, United States Groove Metal, Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal	Vulgar Display of Power (1992) #115 Cowboys from Hell (1990) #192 The Great Southern Trendkill (1996) #378
3	Machine Head 1991, United States Groove Metal, Thrash Metal, Nu Metal	The Blackening (2007) #339 Unto the Locust (2011) #612 Burn My Eyes (1994) #766
4	Sepultura 1984, Brazil Thrash Metal, Death Metal, Groove Metal, Nu Metal	Beneath the Remains (1989) #24 Arise (1991) #114 Schizophrenia (1987) #233
5	Soulfly 1997, United States Nu Metal, Groove Metal, Death Metal, Thrash Metal	Totem (2022) #1302 Dark Ages (2005) #3101 Ritual (2018) #4757
6	Gojira 2001, France Progressive Metal, Death Metal, Groove Metal	Fortitude (2021) #279 Magma (2016) #481 From Mars to Sirius (2005) #645
7	Fear Factory 1990, United States Industrial Metal, Death Metal, Groove Metal	Archetype (2004) [Single] Demanufacture (1995) #1147 Resurrection (1998) [Single]
8	Five Finger Death Punch 2005, United States Groove Metal, Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock	The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell Volume 1 (2013) #2906 Hard to See (2009) [Single] The Way of the Fist (2007) #5240
9	Slayer 1981, United States Thrash Metal, Speed Metal	Reign in Blood (1986) #5 Seasons in the Abyss (1990) #54 Hell Awaits (1985) #58
10	Judas Priest 1970, United Kingdom Heavy Metal, Hard Rock	Painkiller (1990) #2 Defenders of the Faith (1984) #17 Screaming for Vengeance (1982) #60
11	Adrenaline Mob 2011, United States Hard Rock, Heavy Metal	Omertá (2012) #1861 Men of Honor (2014) #4536 We the People (2017) #5950
12	The Haunted 1996, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Groove Metal	One Kill Wonder (2003) #1656 rEVOLVEr (2004) #1932 Unseen (2011) #6397
13	Chimaira 1998, United States Groove Metal, Metalcore	The Impossibility of Reason (2003) #2976 Chimaira (2005) #3543 The Age of Hell (2011) #5915
14	Cavalera Conspiracy 2007, United States Groove Metal, Thrash Metal	Inflikted (2008) #3018 Blunt Force Trauma (2011) #5569 Killing Inside (2011) [Single]
15	DevilDriver 2002, United States Groove Metal, Melodic Death Metal	The Fury of Our Maker's Hand (2005) #1299 Beast (2011) #2778 The Last Kind Words (2007) #3017
16	Grip Inc. 1993, United States Groove Metal, Thrash Metal	Power of Inner Strength (1995) #3623 Nemesis (1997) #4658 Solidify (1999) #7379
17	Orbit Culture 2013, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Groove Metal	Descent (2023) #1417 Shaman (2021) [EP] #3536 Nija (2020) #6334
18	Fight 1992, United States Heavy Metal, Groove Metal	War of Words (1993) #3052 Mutations (1994) [EP] #7213 A Small Deadly Space (1995) #9195
19	Hellyeah 2006, United States Groove Metal	Band of Brothers (2012) Hellyeah (2007) #3868 Stampede (2010) #4522
20	Rob Zombie United States Industrial Metal, Heavy Metal, Groove Metal, Alternative Metal	The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy (2021) Hellbilly Deluxe 2 (2010) Past, Present & Future (2003) [Compilation]
21	Xerath United Kingdom Progressive Metal, Groove Metal	II (2011) #2097 III (2014) #5508 I (2009) #5603
22	Avatar 2001, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Alternative Metal, Nu Metal, Metalcore	Hunter Gatherer (2020) So Sang the Hollow (2021) [Single] Hail the Apocalypse (2014) #1864
23	Black Label Society 1998, United States Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Southern Rock	Grimmest Hits (2018) Mafia (2005) #2149 The Blessed Hellride (2003) #3343
24	Anthrax 1981, United States Thrash Metal, Speed Metal, Groove Metal	Among the Living (1987) #236 Persistence of Time (1990) #752 Spreading the Disease (1985) #992
25	Coroner 1983, Switzerland Technical Thrash Metal, Thrash Metal	Punishment for Decadence (1988) #57 No More Color (1989) #350 Mental Vortex (1991) #593
26	Killer Be Killed 2011, United States Groove Metal, Metalcore	Killer Be Killed (2014) #4537 Reluctant Hero (2020) #8621
27	Diablo 1993, Korea Groove Metal	Legal Defense (1997) [Split] Undefined (2010) #6277 Unheard Answer (2020) [Single]
28	All That Remains 1998, United States Melodic Metalcore, Melodic Death Metal	The Fall of Ideals (2006) #659 Victim of the New Disease (2018) #1388 ...For We Are Many (2010) #5433
29	Burn the Priest 1994, United States Groove Metal, Death Metal	Burn the Priest (1999) #7346 Legion: XX (2018) #8669 Burn the Priest (1995) [Demo]
30	Lazarus A.D. United States Thrash Metal, Groove Metal	The Onslaught (2007) #5185 Black Rivers Flow (2011) #8486 Demo 2006 (2006) [Demo]
31	Crash 1989, Korea Thrash Metal, Industrial Metal, Groove Metal	Endless Supply of Pain (1994) #545 The Paragon of Animals (2010) #1001 Untamed Hands in Imperfect World (2014) [EP] #3261
32	Demon Hunter 2000, United States Metalcore, Nu Metal, Alternative Metal	The World Is a Thorn (2010) True Defiance (2012) #5755 Extremist (2014)
33	White Zombie 1985, United States Groove Metal, Industrial Metal, Noise Rock, Alternative Metal	Astro-Creep: 2000 - Songs of Love, Destruction and Other Synthetic Delusions of the Electric Head (1995) #7240 La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Vol. 1 (1992) #7507 Make Them Die Slowly (1989)
34	Sybreed 2003, Switzerland Industrial Metal, Groove Metal	Slave Design (2004) Challenger (2011) [EP] Antares (2007) #5976
35	Hammering 2005, Korea Metalcore, Groove Metal	Libera Me (2021) #4185 Breach of Trust (2015) #6425 Hammering (2013) [Single]
36	Metal Allegiance 2014, United States Thrash Metal, Groove Metal	Fallen Heroes (2016) [EP] Volume II: Power Drunk Majesty (2018) #7672 Metal Allegiance (2015) #9046
37	Dagoba 1997, France Groove Metal, Industrial Metal	Dagoba (2003) Different Breed (2024) Poseidon (2010)
38	Annihilator 1984, Canada Thrash Metal, Technical Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal	Never Neverland (1990) #470 Alice in Hell (1989) #1128 Set the World on Fire (1993) #3244
39	Overdose Brazil Power Metal, Thrash Metal, Groove Metal	Circus of Death (1992) Addicted to Reality (1990) Bestial Devastation / Século XX (1985) [Split]
40	Helmet 1989, United States Alternative Metal, Post-Hardcore	Aftertaste (1997) Meantime (1992) #6398 Left (2023)
41	Static-X 1994, United States Nu Metal, Industrial Metal, Alternative Metal	Cannibal (2007) Start a War (2005) Shadow Zone (2003) #5384
42	Sevendust 1994, United States Nu Metal, Alternative Metal, Groove Metal	Sevendust (1997) #6073 Alpha (2007) Black Out the Sun (2013)
43	Accu§er 1986, Germany Thrash Metal, Groove Metal	The Conviction (1987) #6385 Who Dominates Who? (1989) Double Talk (1991)
44	United 1981, Japan Thrash Metal, Metalcore, Groove Metal	Tear of Illusions (2011) #6864 N.O.I.Q. (1995) Absurdity (2018)
45	Katalepsy 2003, Russia Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal, Groove Metal	Autopsychosis (2013) #2334 Terra Mortuus Est (2020) #5022 Triumph of Evilution (2008) [EP]
46	Butcher Babies 2010, United States Alternative Metal, Groove Metal, Metalcore, Nu Metal	Goliath (2013) Butcher Babies (2012) [EP] Take It Like a Man (2015) #9028
47	God Forbid United States Melodic Thrash Metal, Metalcore	Earthsblood (2009) #3364 Gone Forever (2004) IV: Constitution of Treason (2005)
48	Mercyless 1987, France Death Metal, Groove Metal	Those Who Reign Below (2024) Abject Offerings (1992) Coloured Funeral (1993)
49	Damageplan 2003, United States Groove Metal	New Found Power (2004) #8818
50	Light This City 2002, United States Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore	Facing the Thousand (2006) #1996 Terminal Bloom (2018) #5806 Stormchaser (2008) #6526

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