The Groove

The greatest math rock artists of all time

12 artists ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

No. 1

Battles

United States of America · 2002– · math rock

3.793

Why this number?

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2 Slint

United States of America · 1986–1992 · post-rock 3.691

3 American Football

United States of America · 1997– · emo 2.739

4 black midi

United Kingdom · 2017–2024 · math rock 2.223

5 Don Caballero

United States of America · 1991–2009 · math rock 1.800

6 The Dillinger Escape Plan

United States of America · 1997–2017 · mathcore 1.429

7 toe

Japan · 2000– · math rock 1.140

8 Drive Like Jehu

United States of America · 1990–1995 · post-hardcore 0.950

Leprous

Norway · 2001– · progressive metal 0.667

10 Lightning Bolt

United States of America · 1994– · noise rock 0.567

11 The Smile

United Kingdom · 2021– · rock 0.284

12 Everything Everything

United Kingdom · 2007– · indie rock 0.158