Dallas thrash/groove metal outfit Jacknife hits with the blunt force you'd expect from a band formed in the heart of Texas, combining the swaggering low-end punch of groove metal with the relentless riff attack of thrash.

Venomous Depressive Black Metal from Houston.

Out of Longview, Texas, Monthra have been fusing groove and thrash metal since 2017 with the kind of knuckle-dragging momentum and snapping riff patterns that fit the East Texas industrial corridor they come from.

Pearsall, Texas's Mute TX formed in 2022 playing groove and heavy metal from a small ranching town in South Texas, channeling working-class grit into a sound built on down-tuned riffs and hard-driving rhythms. Their presence demonstrates that Texas metal has roots in places far beyond the major metro areas.

Houston's Premonition cast a wide net across the harder end of American metal, blending groove metal's rhythmic menace with thrash's precision attack and the raw momentum of traditional heavy metal. Founded in 2018, they represent the Texas underground's appetite for metal that hits with physicality first, drawing from the region's deep well of heavy music that prizes impact over experimentation.

Dallas groove metal outfit Prognosis arrived on the Texas scene in 2018, trading in the heavy, churning mid-tempo riffs and hard-hitting rhythms that define the genre. Rooted in the city's dense and competitive metal community, they bring a raw, live-wire energy to a style that rewards tightness and power over flash. Their groove-centric approach sits naturally within the hard-driving tradition that Texas metal has long excelled at.

Arlington, Texas veterans Puncture have been operating since 1994, working a niche of industrial groove metal that grafts mechanized texture and electronic abrasion onto the mid-period Pantera-era heaviness that saturated the DFW scene of that era. Longevity alone makes them a notable piece of local history.

Formed in 2023 out of Lubbock, Texas, RigJaw brings a no-frills approach to groove metal rooted in the heavy-working, blue-collar energy of West Texas. Their sound leans on down-tuned riffs and punishing midtempo rhythms that hit like the oil fields the region is known for. A young band with momentum, they're one of the newer acts putting Lubbock on the map for heavy music.

Hard-hitting Melodic Groove Metal / Metalcore from Dallas.