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Goddess of the Sun is a doom metal and rock band from Frankfurt am Main, Germany, formed in 2020, channeling slow, heavy, sun-worshipping doom from the Hessian financial capital. The band brings a warm, rock-inflected approach to classic doom metal.
Godless Suns is a doom/stoner metal band from London, formed in 2022. They channel heavy, riff-driven doom and stoner metal from the British capital's endlessly productive underground.
Godlethe is a doom/melodic death/black metal band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2024, combining three dark metal subgenres into a layered, atmospheric approach. The project is among the newest additions to Barcelona's diverse extreme metal scene.
Gods & Punks is a stoner and doom metal band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, formed by brothers Alexandre and Pedro Canhetti and blending heavy riffing with psychedelic and space rock elements. The band released the album "Death" in July 2024 through Electric Valley Records, a record inspired by vocalist Alexandre's near-death experience in 2021 and recorded across studios in Brazil and Paris.
Emerging from Salinas in 2012, Gods in Graves pull from black, death, and doom metal in equal measure — weaving cold tremolo runs through cavernous low-end and suffocating atmosphere. The result is something genuinely sepulchral.
Gods of Ancient is a four-piece death/doom metal band from Sofia, Bulgaria, formed in 2021 and self-described as dealing in "krushing death/doom." Their 2022 full-length Historia Mali Et Lucis features artwork adapted from Albrecht Durer's Knight, Death and the Devil, and was recorded at Mrdr Sound Studios.
Gods of Hellfire is a heavy/doom metal band from Rochdale, England, formed in 2013 and delivering crushing heaviness across releases including Beneath the Waves, Chronicles of Death, and Live Once...Die Twice. Their sound draws from the classic doom and heavy metal traditions of northern England.
Gods Tower is a pioneering pagan/folk/doom metal band from Gomel, Belarus, active since 1992, making them one of the longest-running metal acts in the country. Their extensive catalog stretches from early 1990s demos like The Eerie and Canticles through full-lengths including Abandon All Hope, Steel Says Last, and the live album Live in Mir Castle.
Godsong is a sludge/doom metal band from Reykjavík, Iceland, active since 2019 and channeling the volcanic heaviness of Iceland through crushing doom and sludge riffs. The project adds to Reykjavík's outsized contribution to extreme heavy music.
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