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Gastrectomy is a slam/brutal death metal band from Somerset in southwestern England, formed in 2024. Their surgical name — referring to stomach removal — signals the medical-horror fixation of their slam death metal.
Denver's Gastric Phantasm carve up a nasty intersection of goregrind and death metal, keeping things visceral and churning since their 2021 formation. Equal parts intestinal and infernal.
Gastric Ulcer emerged from Feldkirch in 2005 and blend death metal, thrash, and grindcore into short, socially cutting songs that target trends and cultural absurdities in everyday life. Their discography ranges from the 2006 demo Ants All Over My Body through mini-CDs and full-lengths including Redundant and Phall if You but Will, Rise You Must.
Chicago's Gastropod blend grindcore's furious brevity with death metal's crushing low-end, building a sound that's both abrasive and rhythmically punishing. Formed in 2023, they're a welcome new entry into the city's brutal underground.
Gastroschisis is a goregrind/death metal band from Attard, Malta, formed in 2018. Named after the congenital abdominal wall defect, they deliver medical-horror themed extremity from the Mediterranean island nation.
Gate of Abydos is a death metal band from Godollo near Budapest, formed in 2017. Named after the ancient Egyptian portal to the underworld, they deliver death metal from the Budapest suburbs.
Tucson's Gatecreeper have become one of American death metal's most celebrated acts, channeling Swedish buzzsaw tones and suffocating groove into anthemic, punishing albums since 2014. Their rise from the Arizona desert to international stages is one of the genre's great success stories of the last decade.
Gatecrusher is a melodic death metal band from Munich, Germany, formed in 2012, combining the melodic sensibilities of Scandinavian death metal with the precision of Bavarian musicianship. The band has been building their catalog in Munich's diverse metal scene for over a decade.
Out of Torrance, California, Gatekeeper have been delivering no-frills death metal with a stripped-back, old-school conviction since 2013. Their approach favors bone-snapping riffs and guttural conviction over flash.
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