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Where Fear And Weapons Meet (2021)
Featured Grindcore Album
Hold Your Children Close and Pray for Oblivion (2016)
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Featured Doom Metal Album
Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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Gravebreaker is a heavy metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, active since 2016 and delivering classic heavy metal from Sweden's metal capital. The project channels the timeless power of traditional riffage.
Long Beach's GraveDanger deal in straightforward heavy metal with a feel for classic songcraft and riff-forward energy. Since 2013 they've kept the traditional flame lit in Southern California, uninterested in chasing trends.
Heavy metal act from Heerhugowaard in North Holland, formed in 2021 and carrying forward the tradition of classic metal riffing and powerful song structures. Their sound channels the timeless energy of heavy metal's foundational principles.
Gravemachine is a blackened heavy metal band from Haugesund on Norway's western coast, active since 2009. They merge blackened extremity with classic heavy metal from the Rogaland coast.
Gravepath is a heavy/thrash metal band from Belfast, formed in 2021. They deliver aggressive thrash and heavy metal from the Northern Irish capital.
Gravesend is a heavy metal band from London, formed in 2020. Named after the Thames-side Kent town, they deliver classic heavy metal from the British capital.
Gravestone is a heavy/progressive metal band from Illertissen, Germany, with roots in progressive rock, later evolving into a heavier sound. The band has navigated a stylistic journey from progressive rock origins to full-fledged heavy metal.
Gravety is an epic heavy/thrash metal band from Saarbrucken, Germany, formed in 2012, blending epic, grandiose heavy metal themes with thrash aggression. The band evolved from an epic thrash approach toward a more purely epic heavy metal sound.
Lexington, Kentucky's Graveyard Romeos bring a sardonic swagger to heavy metal, their name suggesting a band that courts darkness with a wink. Since 2018 they've combined classic heavy metal's sense of drama with a distinctly Southern sensibility.
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