Best Groove Metal Bands

81 bands

Rank	Band / Formed / Genres	Albums
1	Lamb of God 1999, United States Groove Metal, Metalcore	Ashes of the Wake (2004) #151 As the Palaces Burn (2003) #302 Killadelphia (2005) [Live] #362
2	Pantera 1981, United States Groove Metal, Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal	Vulgar Display of Power (1992) #122 Cowboys from Hell (1990) #195 The Great Southern Trendkill (1996) #375
3	Machine Head 1991, United States Groove Metal, Thrash Metal, Nu Metal	The Blackening (2007) #347 Unto the Locust (2011) #597 Burn My Eyes (1994) #769
4	Sepultura 1984, Brazil Thrash Metal, Death Metal, Groove Metal, Nu Metal	Beneath the Remains (1989) #26 Arise (1991) #112 Schizophrenia (1987) #227
5	Soulfly 1997, United States Nu Metal, Groove Metal, Death Metal, Thrash Metal	Totem (2022) #1254 Dark Ages (2005) #2736 Ritual (2018) #4003
6	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) #2589 Hard to See (2009) [Single] American Capitalist (2011) #5170
7	Gojira 2001, France Progressive Metal, Death Metal, Groove Metal	Fortitude (2021) #286 From Mars to Sirius (2005) #568 Magma (2016) #687
8	Fear Factory 1990, United States Industrial Metal, Death Metal, Groove Metal	Archetype (2004) [Single] Demanufacture (1995) #1022 Resurrection (1998) [Single]
9	Slayer 1981, United States Thrash Metal, Speed Metal	Reign in Blood (1986) #5 Seasons in the Abyss (1990) #52 Hell Awaits (1985) #59
10	The Haunted 1996, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Groove Metal	One Kill Wonder (2003) #1681 rEVOLVEr (2004) #1890 Strength in Numbers (2017) #5727
11	Judas Priest 1970, United Kingdom Heavy Metal, Hard Rock	Painkiller (1990) #2 Defenders of the Faith (1984) #14 Screaming for Vengeance (1982) #53
12	Chimaira 1998, United States Groove Metal, Metalcore	The Impossibility of Reason (2003) #2696 Chimaira (2005) #3460 The Age of Hell (2011) #6372
13	Adrenaline Mob 2011, United States Hard Rock, Heavy Metal	Omertá (2012) #1596 Men of Honor (2014) #4819 We the People (2017) #6416
14	Cavalera Conspiracy 2007, United States Groove Metal, Thrash Metal	Inflikted (2008) #2788 Blunt Force Trauma (2011) #4781 Killing Inside (2011) [Single]
15	DevilDriver 2002, United States Groove Metal, Melodic Death Metal	The Fury of Our Maker's Hand (2005) #1318 Beast (2011) #2887 The Last Kind Words (2007) #3124
16	Fight 1992, United States Heavy Metal, Groove Metal	War of Words (1993) #3719 Mutations (1994) [EP] #7506 A Small Deadly Space (1995) #10003
17	Grip Inc. 1993, United States Groove Metal, Thrash Metal	Power of Inner Strength (1995) #3765 Nemesis (1997) #4942 Solidify (1999) #8093
18	Orbit Culture 2013, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Groove Metal	Descent (2023) #1446 Shaman (2021) [EP] #3664 Nija (2020) #6880
19	Coroner 1983, Switzerland Technical Thrash Metal, Thrash Metal	Punishment for Decadence (1988) #60 Dissonance Theory (2025) #189 Mental Vortex (1991) #335
20	Hellyeah 2006, United States Groove Metal	Band of Brothers (2012) Stampede (2010) #5153 Blood for Blood (2014)
21	Rob Zombie United States Industrial Metal, Heavy Metal, Groove Metal, Alternative Metal	Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor (2013) Hellbilly Deluxe (1998) #5646 Past, Present & Future (2003) [Compilation]
22	Anthrax 1981, United States Thrash Metal, Speed Metal, Groove Metal	Among the Living (1987) #254 Spreading the Disease (1985) #727 Persistence of Time (1990) #750
23	Avatar 2001, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Alternative Metal, Nu Metal, Metalcore	Hunter Gatherer (2020) So Sang the Hollow (2021) [Single] Hail the Apocalypse (2014) #1868
24	Xerath United Kingdom Progressive Metal, Groove Metal	II (2011) #2149 III (2014) #5912 I (2009) #6036
25	Black Label Society 1998, United States Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Southern Rock	Grimmest Hits (2018) Mafia (2005) #2207 The Blessed Hellride (2003) #3710
26	Killer Be Killed 2011, United States Groove Metal, Metalcore	Killer Be Killed (2014) #4821 Reluctant Hero (2020) #8794
27	Sybreed 2003, Switzerland Industrial Metal, Groove Metal	Challenger (2011) [EP] Slave Design (2004) #5226 Antares (2007) #6450
28	All That Remains 1998, United States Melodic Metalcore, Melodic Death Metal	The Fall of Ideals (2006) #615 Victim of the New Disease (2018) #1409 ...For We Are Many (2010) #6065
29	Diablo 1993, Korea Groove Metal	Undefined (2010) #6814 Unheard Answer (2020) [Single] Breath (2014) [Single]
30	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) #8238 La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Vol. 1 (1992) #8740 Make Them Die Slowly (1989)
31	Burn the Priest 1994, United States Groove Metal, Death Metal	Burn the Priest (1999) #7874 Legion: XX (2018) #9520 Burn the Priest (1995) [Demo]
32	Lazarus A.D. United States Thrash Metal, Groove Metal	The Onslaught (2007) #5502 Black Rivers Flow (2011) #9317 Demo 2006 (2006) [Demo]
33	Accu§er 1986, Germany Thrash Metal, Groove Metal	The Conviction (1987) #5952 Who Dominates Who? (1989) #6446 Double Talk (1991) #6447
34	Vicious Rumors 1979, United States Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Groove Metal	Razorback Killer (2011) #3850 Electric Punishment (2013) Digital Dictator (1988) #5487
35	Crash 1989, Korea Thrash Metal, Industrial Metal, Groove Metal	Endless Supply of Pain (1994) #414 The Paragon of Animals (2010) #1076 Untamed Hands in Imperfect World (2014) [EP] #3384
36	Demon Hunter 2000, United States Metalcore, Nu Metal, Alternative Metal	The World Is a Thorn (2010) True Defiance (2012) #6197 Extremist (2014)
37	Hammering 2005, Korea Metalcore, Groove Metal	Libera Me (2021) #4395 Breach of Trust (2015) #6995 Hammering (2013) [Single]
38	Metal Allegiance 2014, United States Thrash Metal, Groove Metal	Fallen Heroes (2016) [EP] Volume II: Power Drunk Majesty (2018) #8142 Metal Allegiance (2015) #9949
39	Annihilator 1984, Canada Thrash Metal, Technical Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal	Never Neverland (1990) #437 Alice in Hell (1989) #1048 Set the World on Fire (1993) #3159
40	Exhorder 1985, United States Thrash Metal, Groove Metal	Slaughter in the Vatican (1990) #3462 The Law (1992) #6085 Mourn the Southern Skies (2019) #6256
41	Dagoba 1997, France Groove Metal, Industrial Metal	Dagoba (2003) Different Breed (2024) Poseidon (2010)
42	Overdose Brazil Power Metal, Thrash Metal, Groove Metal	Circus of Death (1992) Addicted to Reality (1990) Conscience (1987)
43	Helmet 1989, United States Alternative Metal, Post-Hardcore	Aftertaste (1997) Meantime (1992) #8572 Left (2023)
44	Static-X 1994, United States Nu Metal, Industrial Metal, Alternative Metal	Cannibal (2007) Start a War (2005) Shadow Zone (2003) #5728
45	Sevendust 1994, United States Nu Metal, Alternative Metal, Groove Metal	Alpha (2007) Black Out the Sun (2013) Truth Killer (2023)
46	Damageplan 2003, United States Groove Metal	New Found Power (2004) #9381
47	Pro-Pain 1991, United States Hardcore, Groove Metal, Thrash Metal	Foul Taste of Freedom (1992) #6763 The Final Revolution (2013) Round 6 (2000) #7765
48	Excruciated 2008, United States Brutal Thrash Metal, Blackened Thrash Metal, Progressive Thrash Metal, Groove Metal	Pissant Parade (2011) HellRoar (2015) The Final Act of Betrayal (2009)
49	Brujeria 1989, Mexico Death Metal, Grindcore, Deathgrind	Matando güeros (1993) #5578 Raza odiada (1995) #6541 Esto es Brujeria (2023) #6520
50	United 1981, Japan Thrash Metal, Metalcore, Groove Metal	Tear of Illusions (2011) #7476 N.O.I.Q. (1995) Absurdity (2018)

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