History Main / GrooveMetal

+ DeathMetal, CrossoverThrash, HardRock

* Music/{{Chimaira}} (along with {{Metalcore}})

* Music/{{Overkill}} (while easily a ThrashMetal band, they've released a couple albums in this genre)

* Fit for an Autopsy (''Absolute Hope Absolute Hell'', mixed with deathcore)

** The hardest bands in the genre are LambOfGod, Meshuggah, Music/FearFactory and Chimaira.

Groove metal was most popular in the early nineties, after which it got replaced by NuMetal, which itself occasinally took influences from Groove Metal (some bands more than others). Several Groove Metal bands have extensive {{Metalcore}} elements, a couple examples being LambOfGod and Shadows Fall. Groove Metal also tends to take elements from DeathMetal, particularly Music/MorbidAngel and Music/{{Obituary}}.

Groove metal was most popular in the early nineties, after which it got replaced by NuMetal, which itself occasinally took influences from Groove Metal (some bands more than others). Several Groove Metal bands have extensive {{Metalcore}} elements, a couple examples being LambOfGod and Shadows Fall. Groove Metal also tends to take elements from DeathMetal.

* Music/{{Slipknot}}, (Subliminal Verses onward)

* Westfield Massacre (along with deathcore here and there, which is not surprising when you consider that they are essentially a continuation of Divine Heresy minus Dino Cazares)

Groove metal was most popular in the early nineties, after which it got replaced by NuMetal, which itself occasinally took influences from Groove Metal (some bands more than others). Several Groove Metal bands have extensive {{Metalcore}} elements, a couple examples being LambOfGod and Shadows Fall. Groove Metal also tends to take elements from DeathMetal

* Music/{{Prong}} (also IndustrialMetal)

!!Bands typically considered to be groove metal include:

* Music/{{Dharmata}} ( mixed with new metal and some vaguely {{deathcore}}ish riffs)

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Primary Stylistic Influences (Djent) :
+ GrooveMetal, ProgressiveMetal, AvantGardeMetal
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Secondary Stylistic Influences (Djent):
+ NuMetal, {{Metalcore}}, MelodicDeathMetal, TechnicalDeathMetal, {{Deathcore}}
]

'''Do not''' confuse the genre with FunkMetal, which is a sub-genre of AlternativeMetal that focuses on bass playing and rhythm. The two genres, however, occasionally overlap, such as in the case of Soulfly. Due to its roots in ThrashMetal, groove metal is occasionally referred to as Post-Thrash.

Djent - a subgenre of groove metal characterized by heavy syncopated riffs, polyrythmic drumming and irregular time signatures which became popular in the early 2010s. Essentially, a cross between ProgressiveMetal and GrooveMetal.

[[index]]
* Music/AfterTheBurial
* Music/AnimalsAsLeaders
* Music/BornofOsiris (Also {{Deathcore}} and [[TechnicalDeathMetal Progressive Death Metal]])
* Music/{{Deadlock}} (On ''The Arsonist'', previous material was MelodicDeathMetal.)
* Music/{{Deftones}} (co-TropeCodifier, also from ''White Pony'' onwards, have slowly gravitated towards the style. [[note]]Justified by the fact that the band, especially lead guitarist Stephen Carpenter, openly worships Meshuggah.[[/note]])
* Music/{{Erra}} (Also has some strong {{Metalcore}} influences)
* Music/{{Hacktivist}} (mixed with [[HipHop grime]])
* Music/{{Meshuggah}} (UrExample, TropeMaker, and TropeNamer)
* Music/{{Monuments}}
* Music/{{Mnemic}} (Overlaps with NuMetal and Industrial)
* Music/{{Nevermore}} (UrExample; quite possibly the only djent band ever that overlaps with PowerMetal)
* Ovid's Withering (overlaps with deathcore and SymphonicMetal)
* Music/{{Periphery}} (The current [[TropeCodifier face]] of the subgenre)
* Skyharbor
* Music/{{SikTh}} (early TropeCodifier, also NuMetal. The EnsembleDarkhorse of the subgenre)
* Music/{{Sybreed}} (overlaps with Industrial and MelodicDeathMetal)
* Music/{{Tesseract}} (an incredibly rare example that only uses clean vocals; also a respected example)
* Music/{{Textures}} (another EnsembleDarkhorse due to their unique and atmospheric sound)
* Music/ThreatSignal (Also MelodicDeathMetal)
* Music/VeilOfMaya (also {{Deathcore}})
* Music/{{Vildhjarta}}
* Music/{{Volumes}}
* Music/{{Xerath}} (mixed with SymphonicMetal)
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** Djent bands are stereotyped as always using eight-string guitars, largely due to the influence of Meshuggah. In reality, most bands in the genre use downtuned seven strings.

* IAmTheBand: In djent, a lot of "bands" in the genre are really just one guy who can play guitar and bass using programmed drums. The genre has become rather notorious for that.
* InternetBackdraft[=/=]FlameBait: Go onto any metal forum, ask if Djent is a genre and see what happens.

** The codifiers for djent are, djenerally, considered to be {{Music/Periphery}} and Music/AnimalsAsLeaders.

** For djent, Meshuggah.
* UrExample - Pantera's ''Cowboys from Hell'' for groove metal in general. Meshuggah and Nevermore are this for djent.

* Music/{{Down}} (one of Phil Anselmo's [[AttentionDeficitCreatorDisorder Many]] bands

* Music/{{Damageplan}} (along with nu-metal)

* Music/{{Decapitated}} (as of ''Blood Mantra'')

* Music/MachineHead (mixed with ThrashMetal, and with NuMetal on a couple of their albums; overlaps with melodic metalcore from ''Through the Ashes of Empires'' onwards)