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Glow is a melodic heavy metal band from Coesfeld, Germany, formed in 2011, delivering hook-driven metal with an emphasis on melody and accessibility. The band operates in the Munsterland region of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Glowing Ice is a progressive heavy metal band from Palermo, Sicily, active since 2013. They bring progressive metal ambition to the Sicilian capital.
Gnadenlos is a German heavy metal and hard rock project formed in 2026, whose name means "merciless" in German. The project is among the newest entries in the German traditional metal scene.
GNU are a heavy metal band formed in Sarajevo in 1994 during the siege of the city, recording their debut album State of Misery in May 1995 in a studio normally used for audiobooks for blind people—an act of cultural defiance amid the conflict. The band disbanded in 1996 and reunited in 2019, re-recording the title track and performing new material including the track Stargazer.
Goat Explosion is a heavy/doom/stoner metal band from Leipzig, Germany, formed in 2016, combining massive, fuzz-laden riffing with doom and stoner metal grooves. The band brings slow, crushing heaviness to Leipzig's diverse metal and rock scene.
Goat of Mendes is a pioneering German heavy/folk/pagan metal band from Wuppertal, active since 1994, self-described as one of the first to combine atmospheric heavy metal with Wiccan pagan lyrics. Their seven-album catalog spanning 1996 to 2017 includes Hymn to One Ablaze, Paganborn, and Hagzussa - Riding the Fence, all exploring witchcraft and nature spirituality.
Goaten is a traditional heavy metal band from the Vale do Sinos region of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, formed in 2019 by guitarist Daniel Limas, bassist and vocalist Francis Lima, and drummer Rafael DrinkWine. Drawing from 1980s influences such as Judas Priest and King Diamond, the trio released their debut EP "The Following" in 2020 and followed it with the full-length "Midnight Conjuring" in November 2023 through Cianeto Discos.
California's Goathead blend groove metal's mid-tempo stomp with thrash's riff-driven energy and classic heavy metal hooks, resulting in music built for fists-in-the-air catharsis. Formed in 2020, they have a knack for making heaviness feel effortless.
Goatron is a gothic and heavy metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2018, merging gothic metal's dark atmospheres and dramatic flair with traditional heavy metal's riff-driven power. Their sound occupies the moody intersection of gothic melancholy and metallic heaviness.
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