Groove metal

Groove metal
Other namesNeo-thrash, post-thrash, power groove[1]
Stylistic origins
Cultural originsLate 1980s–early 1990s, New Orleans, New York City, Texas, U.S.
Derivative forms
Local scenes
New Orleans
Other topics

Groove metal, sometimes also called neo-thrash or post-thrash,[1] is a subgenre of heavy metal music that began in the early 1990s. The genre is primarily derived from thrash metal, but played in slower tempos, and making use of rhythmic guitar parts. It was pioneered in the late 1980s by groups like Exhorder, Prong and the Bad Brains, and then popularized by the commercial success of Pantera, White Zombie, Machine Head and Sepultura. The genre went on to be influential in the development of the new wave of American heavy metal, nu metal and metalcore, and continued to gain traction in the 2000s with Lamb of God, DevilDriver and Five Finger Death Punch, and 2010s with Killer Be Killed and Bad Wolves.

  1. ^ 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.