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Gojira is a progressive groove/death metal band from Ondres in southwestern France, formed in 2023 and not to be confused with the legendary Gojira from Bayonne. Their sound draws from the progressive and groove metal traditions of the broader French extreme metal scene.
Gold Spire is an avant-garde death/doom metal band from Uppsala, Sweden, active since 2013 and pushing death/doom into experimental, unconventional territory. The project challenges genre conventions through ambitious compositions.
GoldenPyre is a death metal band from Barroselas, Portugal, active since 1998 — hailing from the same town that hosts the legendary SWR Barroselas Metalfest. Their long tenure makes them veterans of the Portuguese extreme metal underground.
Goldenseed is a progressive death metal band from Staranzano in the Pordenone province, active since 1999. Over a quarter century from the Friuli Venezia Giulia region, they have delivered technically ambitious progressive death metal.
Dynamic Progressive Metal from Frisco.
Golgota is a brutal death metal band from the Skopje/Kavadarci area, active since 2012. They deliver visceral brutality from North Macedonia's small but dedicated extreme metal scene.
Blasphemous Black Metal from Spring/Houston.
Goliardeath is a death metal band from Verona, active since 2013. Their name merges 'goliards' — the medieval wandering scholars — with death metal, bringing historical wit to their extreme music from the city of Romeo and Juliet.
Gom Jabbar is a death/doom metal band from Scotland, active since 1998 and named after the poisoned needle from Frank Herbert's Dune. Their long tenure in the Scottish underground reflects a commitment to crushing, slow-burning heaviness.
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