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Slave to the Scalpel (2021)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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State Of Unrest (2023)
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College Station, Texas's Galactic Morgue draw from doom, heavy metal, and punk to create a genre-blurring sound with one foot in the grave and the other on a fuzz pedal. Active since 2019.
Galaksyon is a Russian power/heavy metal project active since 2020, delivering soaring melodies and classic metal power. The project channels the epic traditions of power metal.
Los Angeles's Gale Force, formed in 2022, occupy the classic end of the spectrum — heavy metal with hard rock hooks, built for rooms with big PA systems and bigger riffs.
Galea is a heavy metal band from Bilbao in the Basque Country, Spain, formed in 2023, delivering classic heavy metal from one of Spain's most culturally distinct cities. The band brings traditional metal riffing to the Basque metal scene.
Galen is a heavy metal band from Homberg, Germany, formed in 2000, bringing over two decades of traditional metal to the Hessian scene. The band delivers classic heavy metal with roots in the German metal tradition.
Gallo Azhuu is a hard rock and heavy metal band from São Luís, Maranhão, whose name translates loosely as "blue rooster" in a Portuguese psychedelic spelling, drawing on the blues-heavy tradition of Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, and ZZ Top. The band released a self-titled debut in 2013, followed by "Totem" in 2015, and their third album "Treva" in 2019, recorded at KM4 Studio — a release noted for its stoner metal weight. All three records are sung entirely in Portuguese.
Gallow Hill is a heavy metal and hard rock band from Falköping, Sweden, active since 2012 and forging classic riff-driven metal from the Västergötland plains. The project channels the timeless power of Swedish heavy rock.
Gallowglass is a heavy metal band from Dublin, Ireland, formed in 2022 and named after the elite medieval Gaelic mercenary warriors. The project channels the fighting spirit of its namesake through classic heavy metal riffage.
There's a fitting darkness to a black metal band forming in Salem, Massachusetts — and Gallows, active since 2021, leans into that cursed history with cold, uncompromising riffs and bleak atmosphere. Their music feels native to the witch-trial soil it grew from.
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