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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Gnôle is a Parisian sludge metal trio formed in 2022, featuring Sam Kün on vocals, Tonio on guitars, and Pierrot on drums, drawing inspiration from Eyehategod, -16-, and Grief. Their 2022 debut Walk on a Corrupted Soil delivers eight tracks of raw sludge that lets heavy riffs breathe, named after potent homemade French alcohol.
Goatgod is a doom/sludge metal/hardcore band from Thessaloniki, formed in 2022. They merge doom and sludge heaviness with hardcore intensity from Greece's second city.
Goatroach is a doom and sludge metal band from Kuopio, Finland, active since 2019, with a growing catalog including Demo '19, Plagueborn, Unified in Ash, and Satanic Decay. Their sound merges doom's crushing weight with sludge metal's abrasive filth across increasingly refined releases.
Reno's Goblin Pussy play sludge metal with the city's characteristic edge — abrasive, feedback-drenched, and resistant to easy categorization. A 2024 newcomer, they've already planted their flag in the muck.
Goblinsmoker is a sludge/doom metal band from Durham in northeast England, formed in 2018. Their fantasy-referencing name pairs with massive, smoke-heavy sludge doom from the historic university city.
God Dam is a sludge metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2012, delivering oppressive, distortion-heavy sludge from the Scandinavian capital for over a decade. The band channels crushing weight and abrasive textures.
Suffocating Sludge / Doom Metal from Houston.
Godbleed is a post-stoner outfit from Nevers, France, blending stoner doom, progressive rock, and sludge into sprawling compositions since 2013. Their releases include the debut EP Aries, the follow-up 7 (2018), and Fair Winds and Following Seas (2023), with tracks often stretching past nine minutes in length.
Godchilla is a psychedelic sludge metal band from Reykjavík, Iceland, active since 2013 and combining crushing sludge riffs with psychedelic exploration in the tradition of Iceland's adventurous heavy music scene. The project delivers mind-bending heaviness from the land of fire and ice.
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