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GG Proiettili is a slam/brutal death metal band from London, formed in 2024. Their Italian-inflected name — meaning 'GG bullets' — signals the violent precision of their slam death metal from the British capital.
GGG Excrementor is a deathgrind and powerviolence outfit from Magé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, founded by ex-members of Gore and Affront — guitarist and vocalist Wilson Sacer, bassist Thiago Perdurabo, and drummer Tete Bloodgore. The band released their debut EP "Banquete Aos Vermes" in April 2025, a four-track recording mixed and mastered by Thiago Perdurabo at Polyversum Records.
Ghamorean is a progressive death/black metal band from Umeå, Sweden, active since 2011 and crafting ambitious, technically demanding extreme metal from the university city of northern Sweden. The project pushes genre boundaries through progressive compositions.
Ghastly is a death metal band from Tampere, Finland, formed in 2017, emerging from the prolific Finnish death metal scene that has produced acts like Demigod, Convulse, and Demilich. Their sound taps into Finland's tradition of dark, atmospheric death metal.
A death metal act out of Dexter, Michigan, Ghastly Act is among the newer arrivals on the underground circuit, having formed in 2025. Their name promises something unpleasant, and their approach to old-school death metal delivers on it.
One of the more weathered acts in this collection, Ghastly Secret has been operating out of Minocqua, Wisconsin since 1996, working a heavy/black/death metal hybrid that carries decades of underground conviction. Longevity in a small Wisconsin town says everything about their dedication.
San Angelo, Texas deathcore and death metal act Ghaul applies the genre's slammed grooves and blast-heavy assault to a West Texas context — isolation, aggression, and brutality in equal measure. They've been carving out their niche since 2018.
Philadelphia's Ghazi has been at it since 2008, delivering straightforward death metal with the tenacity of a band that has outlasted most of its contemporaries. Their durability speaks to a raw, honest commitment to the music.
Ghettorectomy is a slam/brutal death metal band from Bournemouth on the English south coast, formed in 2020. Their provocative name signals the unfiltered extremity of their slam death metal from the Dorset seaside.
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