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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."
Heavy Symphonic Deathcore out of Texas.
Goden is a death metal band from Helmond in North Brabant, formed in 2020. They deliver death metal from the Eindhoven metropolitan area.
Godfall is a melodic death metal and thrash band from Jyväskylä, Finland, formed in 2024, blending melodic sensibility with the aggression of death and thrash metal. Their sound reflects the Finnish tradition of combining technical skill with visceral heaviness.
The Austrian Godforsaken from Oberndorf bei Salzburg was a short-lived melodic death/thrash metal project active from 2006 to 2010, when the band renamed themselves Ghouls Come Knockin'. Their tenure produced early material in a melodeath-leaning thrash style before the lineup and direction shifted toward the death 'n' roll approach of their successor name.
GodFuck is a black metal, death metal, and progressive metal project from Outokumpu, Finland, formed in 2019, delivering epic-length compositions across their debut Summoning the Firebreath Deamon of Hell. The album spans eight tracks over seventy-one minutes, featuring multi-part structures that blend black and death metal with progressive complexity.
A Toledo institution since 1993, Godhead carry the weight of death metal's early tradition in every riff — slow-grinding at times, explosive at others, with the kind of staying power only decades of dedication can forge.
Ankara black/death metal act formed in 2012, unleashing extreme darkness from Turkey's capital city. Their fusion of black and death metal traditions creates a sound rooted in both genres' most aggressive elements.
Godhum is a death metal band from Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil, formed in 2010. The band's lineup includes André "The Hammer" on guitars and vocals, Ankh on guitars, Luiz Magrão on bass, and Fabrício Roder on drums, and they released their debut EP "Hegemony" in October 2010.
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