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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
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De Doorn (2022)
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Halo (2017)
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Galaxis is a progressive metal project from Zlatitsa, Bulgaria, formed in 2022, exploring cosmic and philosophical themes through psychedelic-inflected prog metal. Their releases include Compressed to the Point of Human, Potential Renaissance, and Hello from the Future.
Gallina Negra is a progressive thrash metal band from Tiszaujvaros, Hungary, active since 1999. Over a quarter century, they have delivered technically ambitious thrash metal from the industrial city in eastern Hungary.
Brutal Melodic Death Metal from College Station.
Seattle's Gallows Hymn blend progressive and folk metal into something intricate and emotionally expansive, threading acoustic textures through complex arrangements with patience and craft. Since 2019, they've occupied a thoughtful corner of the Pacific Northwest metal scene.
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Galvano is a progressive sludge metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, active since 2012 and crafting ambitious, technically sophisticated sludge from Sweden's metal capital. The project pushes sludge metal into progressive territory.
Gandillion is a symphonic/progressive gothic metal band from the Zoetermeer/Gouda area, formed in 2014. They deliver elaborate symphonic gothic metal from the South Holland urban corridor.
Gardarika is a thrash/progressive metal band from Moscow, Russia, active since 2008 and blending the aggression of thrash with progressive complexity over more than fifteen years. The project's name references the Old Norse term for the lands of Rus.
Garden of Bones is a progressive and melodic death metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, active since 2018 and blending progressive ambition with the melodeath tradition that made Sweden famous. The project channels Stockholm's rich extreme metal heritage.
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