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Galge is a death metal band from Aarhus, Denmark, formed in 2019, whose name means "gallows" in Danish. The band delivers straightforward death metal from Denmark's second-largest city.
Galgeberg is a death metal/crust band from Oslo, formed in 2025. They merge death metal with crust punk from the Norwegian capital.
Whittier, California's Galicia merge black and death metal into something uncompromising and direct — no atmospheric softening, just raw extremity from a band that formed in 2021.
Galiryon is a melodic death metal band from Lugo in Galicia, Spain, formed in 2016, channeling Scandinavian-style melodeath from the Celtic-influenced northwestern corner of the Iberian Peninsula. The band bridges Galician identity with Swedish melodeath traditions.
GallBladder is a death metal band from Vitória, Espírito Santo, who released their debut full-length "Virus Rotted Minds" on February 14, 2025. The eleven-track album blends death metal with grindcore and hardcore elements, with lyrics examining societal decay, misinformation, and the contradictions of existence in the digital age.
Hailing from the old frontier town of Deadwood, South Dakota, Gallow Cult deal in a corrosive blend of black and death metal built on punishment and atmosphere. Formed in 2017, their music carries the bleak weight of the American frontier filtered through extreme metal's most uncompromising traditions.
Minneapolis's Gallowglass Scourge traffic in the murky territory between melodic death and doom, piling on dirge-like weight while keeping the riffs precise and cutting. A young act formed in 2022, they've already staked out a sound that feels both crushing and purposeful.
Brutal Melodic Death Metal from College Station.
Drawing their name from ancient Mesopotamian demonology, Denver's Gallu Xul play death metal with an occult gravity that suits the mythology. Founded in 2020, they bring a deliberate menace to Colorado's growing extreme metal community.
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