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Goathorde is a black metal band from Joensuu in eastern Finland, formed in 2006, delivering the cold, aggressive black metal that the region's harsh climate and vast forests have long inspired. Their sound taps into the raw and primitive strain of Finnish black metal.
Boise, Idaho's Goathorn arrived in 2024 with black/death metal forged in the frigid isolation of the inland northwest. Their approach is fierce and unadorned, channeling elemental hostility into compact, punishing compositions.
Goathrone is a black metal project from Athens, formed in 2013. They deliver commanding black metal from the Greek capital.
Goatized is a black metal project from San Benedetto del Tronto on the Adriatic coast of the Marche, formed in 2014. They deliver black metal from the seaside town in central-eastern Italy.
Goatkiller is a black metal project from Bamberg, Germany, formed in 2020, operating in the Franconian black metal underground. The project channels raw, aggressive black metal from the medieval Bavarian city.
Goatkolonne is a black metal project from Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, formed in 2017, whose name combines goat imagery with the German word for "column" or "formation." The project channels militant, raw black metal from southwestern Germany.
Goatkraft is a black/death metal band from Bergen, formed in 2017. They merge black and death metal traditions from Norway's western capital.
Goatkrieg is a black/death metal project from Aachen, Germany, formed in 2024, whose name fuses goat imagery with the German word for war. The project delivers war-metal-inflected black/death metal from the Rhineland.
Goatlord is a black metal project from the Marche region, active since 2006. Nearly two decades of black metal from the Italian Adriatic make them one of the region's most enduring extreme acts.
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