10 Incredible New Pioneers Of Old-School Metal
5. Groove Metal - Stoneghost
Bringing a genre pioneered by the likes of Pantera and Machine Head into the 21st century is London-based groove smackers Stoneghost and their debut (and, to date, only) album New Age of Old Ways (2014), a hugely appropriate title given the nature of this list.
Adding a plethora of powerhouse breakdowns and dirty, muscular melodies to the archetypal, guttural groove metal formula, Stoneghost can match the energy, passion and aggression of any American metal band, any day.
Not to mention those riffs! Those gorgeous six-string mind-benders kindly dispensed regularly by the guitar guru Andrew Matthews! Residing somewhere between Gojira and Mastodon, with an added dose of a handful of pummelling breakdowns, they perfectly punctuate the violent rhythm section in a fit of moshpit-filling anarchy.
In short, Stoneghost is one of the UK's most vitalised and energetic metal up-and-comers right now, and you would be a fool to not check them out while they are still in such an early stage of their career.