'''Groove metal''', also called '''groovecoreneo-thrash''', '''neohalf-thrash'''{{Fact|date=May 2007}}, or '''post-thrash''', is a term sometimes used to describe a derivative of [[thrash metal]] which took its current form during the early [[1990s]]. Groove metal is a blend of several genres from the [[1980s|'80s]], including [[heavy metal music|traditional heavy metal]], [[hardcore punk]], and [[thrash metal]]. Albums such as [[Exhorder]]'s ''[[Slaughter in the Vatican]]'', [[Pantera]]'s ''[[Cowboys from Hell]]'', [[Sepultura]]'s ''[[Arise (album)|Arise]]'', and [[Artillery (band)|Artillery]]'s ''We Are the Dead'' first incorporated coherent groove-based melodies to thrash metal. However, it wasn't until later albums like [[Exhorder]]'s ''[[The Law (album)|The Law]]'', [[Pantera]]'s ''[[Vulgar Display of Power]]'', [[Sepultura]]'s ''[[Chaos A.D. (album)|Chaos A.D.]]'', [[White Zombie (band)|White Zombie]]'s ''[[La Sexorcisto: Devil Music, Vol. 1]]'', and [[Machine Head (band)|Machine Head]]'s ''[[Burn My Eyes]]'' that groove metal took its true form.
Groove metal bands gained popularity in the early to mid nineties, as they filled a gap between the dying popularity of hair and traditional metal, and the rising popularity of [[rap]] and [[grunge]].
