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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Liars & Thieves (2024)
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Portland, Oregon's Glacier revive the classic traditions of heavy and power metal with a reverence for melody, soaring vocals, and anthemic songwriting that feels earnest rather than nostalgic. Active since 2013, they're a bright light in the Pacific Northwest's heavier underground.
Roanoke's Glacier has been carving out a spot in the American heavy metal underground since 2013, delivering the kind of no-frills steel and swagger that keeps the classic tradition alive. Their straightforward approach favors riffs over pretension.
Blurring the line between arena-ready grit and heavy metal muscle, Gladiator channels both the swagger of grunge and the blunt force of classic metal into something that sounds worn-in and battle-tested. They've been at it since 2010 with no signs of laying down the sword.
Named after the short sword of the Roman legionary, Atlanta's Gladius wields traditional heavy metal like an instrument of precision — focused, punishing, and rooted in the old ways. Since 2011 they've kept the Southern underground stocked with pure steel.
Gladius Dei is a doom/heavy metal project from Muhldorf am Inn in rural South Germany, formed in 2021, self-described as doom metal from a rural area. Their releases The King Is Dead EP and Long Gone Ghosts channel classic doom and heavy metal with a stripped-down, countryside aesthetic.
Glanville is a heavy metal band from Darmstadt, Germany, formed in 2018, delivering traditional metal from the Hessian city known for its technical university. The band brings a classic heavy metal approach to the Rhine-Main metropolitan area.
Kalamazoo's Glass God arrived in 2023 at the intersection of heavy metal's visceral punch and progressive metal's structural ambition, constructing songs that feel both grandiose and grounded. A young band with clearly large ideas.
Out of Marshalltown, Iowa, Glass Ox forges a strange, compelling hybrid — black metal's cold hostility colliding with heavy metal swagger and a strong punk undercurrent. Since 2020 they've been one of the more ornery acts in the Midwest underground.
The Oneonta, New York project Glass Skeleton Death March carries a name that promises drama and follows through — blending hard rock muscle with heavy metal bone into music that's both hook-laden and rough around the edges. They've marched forward since 2013.
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