Groove metal

Groove metal
Groove metal
Other names	Neo-thrash, post-thrash, power groove
Stylistic origins	Thrash metal;
Cultural origins	Early 1990s, Texas, New York, U.S.
Derivative forms	Nu metal
Other topics
	List of groove metal bands; NWOAHM;

Groove metal, sometimes also called neo-thrash or post-thrash,^[1] is a subgenre of heavy metal music that began in the early 1990s. Heavily influenced by thrash metal, groove metal features raspy singing and screaming, down-tuned guitars, heavy guitar riffs, and syncopated rhythms. Groove metal is usually slower than thrash. Pantera are often considered the pioneers of groove metal, and the genre expanded in the 1990s with bands including White Zombie, Machine Head, and Sepultura. Successful groove metal acts of the 2000s include Lamb of God, DevilDriver, and Five Finger Death Punch.

^ ^a ^b Stevens, Anne H.; O’Donnell, Molly C. (January 23, 2020). The Microgenre: A Quick Look at Small Culture. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-1-5013-4582-1.

Groove metal
Other names	Neo-thrash, post-thrash, power groove^[1]
Stylistic origins	Thrash metal
Cultural origins	Early 1990s, Texas, New York, U.S.
Derivative forms	Nu metal
Other topics
List of groove metal bands NWOAHM