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Grotesque Suturation is a death metal band from Viareggio on the Tuscan coast, formed in 2021. Their medical-derived name signals the clinical character of their death metal from the Versilia seaside.
Grotesquerie is an international death metal and goregrind trio split between Lausanne, Switzerland and Brisbane, Australia, formed in 2022. Their debut Composted Beyond Recognition (2022) was followed by the 2025 EP Uninhabited Plane, which was recorded at DTR Studio in Switzerland and mastered at Earhammer Studio in Oakland.
Ground Zero is a melodic death metal band from Gebhardshain in the Westerwald region, Germany, formed in 2022, channeling Gothenburg-influenced melodeath from the rural Rhineland-Palatinate countryside. The band combines melodic guitar harmonies with death metal aggression.
Groundswell is a deathcore/metalcore band from Nantes, France, formed in 2015. They deliver heavy breakdowns and aggressive vocals from the Loire-Atlantique capital's active heavy music scene.
Grover is a groove/death metal band from Moscow, Russia, active since 2012 and delivering over a decade of rhythmic, crushing heaviness from the Russian capital. The project channels the headbanging immediacy of groove metal through death metal weight.
Gruesome is a brutal death metal band from Fredrikstad, formed in 2015. They deliver visceral brutal death metal from the southeastern Norwegian city.
Dallas's Gruesome Fate have been a fixture in the Texas death metal underground since 2017, delivering the kind of dark, punishing material that slots naturally alongside the state's long and brutal extreme metal tradition. The name is a promise they keep.
Gruesome Pledge is a death metal band from Rennes in Brittany, formed in 2025. They represent the newest generation of Breton death metal, bringing raw aggression to the Ille-et-Vilaine capital.
Gruesome Stuff Relish is a death metal and goregrind band from Mieres in Asturias, Spain, active since 2002, blending extreme metal with B-movie horror imagery across releases like Teenage Giallo Grind (2002) and Horror Rises From The Tomb (2008). Their sound has been described as 'groovin' cannibalistic bloodthirst,' pairing crushing riffs with schlocky horror film aesthetics.
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