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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
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De Doorn (2022)
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Halo (2017)
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Clarence, New York's Goblin Hovel draw equally from folk tradition and doom metal's downcast weight, weaving a sound that feels ancient and mournful in equal measure. Since 2012, they've ranged across folk, doom, and neofolk with a restless, world-building imagination.
GOD The Barbarian Horde is a multi-genre extreme metal band from Iași, Romania, active since 1997. Blending death, doom, folk, and gothic metal, they are among the longest-running acts in Romania's eastern Moldavian metal scene.
Godofe Keios is a folk metal project from Évora, Portugal, blending traditional Iberian influences with heavy metal since 1999. Their name and sound draw from the rich cultural heritage of Portugal's Alentejo region.
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.
Gotland is a folk/black metal band from Turin, active since 2008. Named after the Swedish island rich in Viking Age remains, they channel Norse folk elements through black metal from the Piedmontese capital.
Gravis is a heavy/folk metal band from Miedzyrzec Podlaski in the Lublin Voivodeship, formed in 2021. They blend heavy metal with folk elements from the eastern Polish countryside.
Green Novice is a folk metal band from the Latgale region of eastern Latvia, formed in 2014. They channel Latvian folk traditions through heavy metal from the country's most culturally distinct region.
Grevance is a folk/black metal band from Calais in northern France, formed in 2014. They blend folk elements with black metal aggression from the Channel port city on the Strait of Dover.
Grimner is a folk/viking metal band from Motala, Sweden, active since 2014 and weaving Scandinavian folk traditions and Norse mythology into heavy, engaging metal. The project channels the spirit of the Viking Age through modern metal.
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