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Godspit is a groove metal, metalcore, and thrash band from Kerava, Finland, active since 2009, with their demo Rest in Pieces showcasing three tracks of aggressive death-thrash energy. Their sound channels the punishing crossover between groove-laden riffing and thrash metal's velocity.
Godsplague is a groove and stoner metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2023, delivering thick, downtuned riffs with the swagger of stoner metal and the rhythmic punch of groove metal. Their sound combines low-end heaviness with headbanging grooves.
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.
Gooseflesh is a groove/thrash metal band from Trollhättan, Sweden, active since 2019 and delivering heavy, rhythmic riffage from this western Swedish industrial city. The project channels the headbanging immediacy of groove metal.
Gore-Tex is a death/groove metal band from the Al/Hallingdal area in central Norway, formed in 2022. They deliver rhythmically charged death/groove metal from the mountainous interior.
Gorebag is a Finnish brutal death metal band formed in 2021, self-described simply as 'Brutal death metal from Finland,' with a prolific catalog including Gorrific Tales from the Slum, Passages of Perversity, and Tethered to the Wicked Domain. Track titles like Regurgitated Eyeball Soup and Amputated and Refrigerated leave no doubt about their commitment to visceral extremity.
Goresoerd is a death metal, grindcore, and groove metal band from Tallinn, Estonia, active since 2007, evolving from early deathgrind into a heavier death/groove sound. The band has nearly two decades of extreme metal history in the Estonian underground.
Gospodar is a groove/thrash metal band from Chisinau, formed in 2018. They deliver rhythmically charged thrash/groove metal from the Moldovan capital.
Gozerk is a death/groove metal band from Aguimes on Gran Canaria, Spain, formed in 2012, combining death metal's heaviness with groove metal's rhythmic punch from the Canary Islands. The band has built over a decade of heavy metal from the volcanic island.
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