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Rock Spring, Georgia's Gutsnagged specialize in the brutal death metal tradition — inhuman drumming, guttural vocals, and down-tuned guitars deployed with clinical precision and zero mercy. Since 2018 they've been a reliable source of purely punishing extremity from the Deep South.
Gutspawn is a death metal band from Belfast, formed in 2016. They deliver visceral death metal from the Northern Irish capital.
Gutstab is a death metal and grindcore band from Lappeenranta, Finland, formed in 2025, blending crushing death metal with grindcore's short-burst ferocity. Their sound embraces the most extreme and violent tendencies of Finnish underground metal.
Gutted is a death metal act from Lysa nad Labem, Czech Republic, formed in 2019, whose releases include the self-titled album and Bleed for Us to Live. The band delivers classic death metal in the tradition of the genre's late-1980s and early-1990s golden era.
Gutted Corpse is a death metal band from Wrocław, Poland, formed in 2024 and delivering visceral death metal from one of Poland's most active metal cities. The project channels the primal energy of the genre.
Helsingborg death and black metal act signed to Prosthetic Records, whose socially conscious lyrics tackle corporate greed and anti-fascism through crushing sonic force. Their albums 'Age of the Absurd' and 'Heirs of Sisyphus' have been compared to Napalm Death and Morbid Angel in sheer decimating power.
Gutter Slut is a brutal death metal and grindcore act from Havirov, Czech Republic, formed in 2018, dealing in the extreme end of the Czech grind spectrum. The band delivers short, violent bursts of grinding brutality.
Ruthless Black / Death Metal from Fort Worth.
Guttrench is a brutal death metal band from Dublin, Ireland, active since 2019 and dealing in the most extreme and punishing forms of death metal. The project adds to Dublin's growing reputation as a hub for Irish extreme metal.
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