Jacksonville, Florida's Pseudocidal have been grinding out heavy, mid-tempo groove metal since 2013, leaning into the thick, down-tuned riffing and rhythmic swagger that defines the American groove scene.

Miami guitarist and bandleader Rodrigo Herrera launched this project in 2023 at the intersection of progressive and groove metal, drawing on South Florida's rich Latin musical culture and fusing it with the polyrhythmic complexity of progressive metal and the locked-in heaviness of groove. It's a project defined by instrumental sophistication and a clear sense of rhythmic identity.

Tampa's Shimera brings a groove-heavy approach to heavy metal, leaning into the mid-paced churn and rhythmic swagger of groove metal within a city known for producing acts that favor intensity over flash.

Miami's Silenmara fuses the locked-in pound of groove metal with metalcore's melodic aggression, building songs around syncopated riff cycles and a Southern Florida heat that adds a swaggering edge to the band's attack since forming in 2017.

Tampa death metal institution founded in 1995 by ex-Cannibal Corpse vocalist Chris Barnes, known for mid-paced, groove-driven death metal with blunt lyrical carnage and a death 'n' roll swagger that separates them from the more technical end of Florida's scene. Prolific and uncompromising, they remain one of Tampa's most recognizable extreme metal exports.

Skeleton Horse is a groove metal and metalcore band from Panama City, Florida, formed in 2010, blending the rhythmic heaviness of groove metal with the structural dynamics and vocal intensity of metalcore. The Florida Panhandle is an underreported region for heavy music, and Skeleton Horse represents its working underground.

SpawnDie is a groove and thrash metal band from Orlando, Florida, formed in 2021, combining the mid-tempo punch of groove metal with thrash-driven aggression in the tradition of Florida's active underground scene.

Tampa, Florida band formed in 2022 that merges groove metal's heavy mid-paced rhythms with metalcore's post-hardcore dynamics and funk-influenced elements for a varied heavy sound.

Apopka, Florida groove and Southern metal band formed in 2022, delivering heavy mid-paced riffing with a distinctly Floridian character that draws from the groove metal and Southern rock-influenced heavy metal tradition.