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Glut! is a brutal death metal band from Camarinas in Galicia, Spain, formed in 2015, delivering punishing death metal from the remote northwestern Atlantic coast. The band channels brutality from the Celtic fringe of Spain.
Salinas, California's Gnashing of Teeth have spent over a decade honing a brutal death metal attack built for maximum physical impact. Their music is dense, punishing, and utterly indifferent to comfort.
Gnida is a brutal death metal/grindcore band from Krakow, active since 2012. They deliver grinding brutality from Poland's cultural capital.
New York's Goat Penis occupy the furthest extreme of slam and brutal death, compressing deathcore breakdowns, gutturals, and grind-adjacent blasting into one relentless assault. Formed in 2022, they wear their ugliness as a badge of honor.
Albany, New York's Goblinectomy apply surgical brutality to their brutal death metal, surgically excising anything soft or restrained from their compositions. Formed in 2022, they are blunt, precise, and relentlessly heavy.
Goddess of Retribution is a Czech brutal death metal and deathcore act from Hruba Skala, formed in 2014, whose releases include 16-16, Lamnia, and Mutated Pinkie. The band brings a self-aware attitude to their brutality, stating that "it doesn't matter what we play but how we look at it."
One-man brutal death metal and deathcore project of Tijn Bosters from 's-Hertogenbosch, evolving from deathcore origins toward an avant-garde, experimental approach to brutality. Lyrically fixated on religious history, crusades, and ancient battles, the project handles all instrumentation and production in-house.
Golgota is a brutal death metal band from the Skopje/Kavadarci area, active since 2012. They deliver visceral brutality from North Macedonia's small but dedicated extreme metal scene.
Gomory is a melodic/brutal death metal act from Fronton in southern France, formed in 2013 and channeling ferocity through intricate songwriting. Their album My Throne spans thirteen tracks of relentless death metal recorded at Dithering Sound Studio.
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