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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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Ghetto is a heavy metal band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2016, delivering street-level heavy metal from the Catalan metropolis. The band brings a raw, urban edge to classic metal.
Ghoad is a heavy metal band from Horsham in West Sussex, active since 2012. They deliver classic heavy metal from the southeast English market town.
Ghost Booster is a heavy/groove metal band from Cosenza in Calabria, formed in 2014. They deliver riff-driven heavy and groove metal from southern Italy.
Atlanta's Ghost Story have been blending heavy metal, power metal, and thrash since 2010, channeling the best of classic American metal into a sound that is equal parts anthem and assault. The South's storytelling tradition runs through every riff.
Out of Bellevue, Nebraska, Ghost Tower have been fusing doom's crushing weight with heavy and thrash metal's forward momentum since 2016 — looming, powerful, and built to last, like the water towers that dot the Great Plains horizon.
Ghostreaper is a heavy metal band from Dusseldorf, Germany, formed in 2010, delivering traditional heavy metal from the Rhine-Ruhr metropolis. The band channels classic metal with over a decade of presence in the North Rhine-Westphalia scene.
Ghostrider is a black/heavy/thrash metal band from Genoa, formed in 2024. They blend three classic metal traditions from the Ligurian port city.
Ghosts from the Past is a heavy metal band from Rauma, Finland, formed in 2022, channeling old-school metal energy with a raw, no-nonsense approach. Their sound draws on the classic Finnish heavy metal tradition of direct, riff-driven heaviness.
Formed in Salzburg in 2006 under the name Godforsaken before rebranding in 2010, Ghouls Come Knockin' played a catchy mix of death 'n' roll, speedrock, and thrash with a punk attitude and lyrics covering rebellion, intoxication, and freedom. Their 2013 album Dead Beat Glory is a high-energy slab of this crossover style, and the posthumous Blitztank followed in 2020 after the band dissolved.
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