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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Gravedäncer is a black/speed metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, playing raw, Venom-influenced metal with NWOBHM undertones. The band released their debut demo 'Ripping Metal' through Helldprod Records in January 2021, and also appeared on the split 'Salvete Infernum' alongside Sanguinario, released through Laja Records.
Gravekvlt is a black/speed metal/punk band from Nantes, France, formed in 2023. They fuse first-wave black metal rawness with speed metal velocity and punk energy from the Loire-Atlantique underground.
Los Angeles's Grim Death weaponize speed metal's manic energy with thrash's precision and aggression, delivering a tight, stripped-down assault that hits hard and moves fast. Since 2020, they've been one of the more focused purveyors of the classic crossover between those two worlds.
Guldsjakal is a heavy/black/speed metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2020, whose name means "golden jackal" in Danish. The band blends classic heavy metal and speed metal with black metal intensity.
Gunjack is a heavy/speed metal band from Milan, formed in 2022. They deliver high-velocity speed metal and classic heavy metal from the Lombard capital.
Guttertrash is a thrash/black/speed metal band from Thessaloniki, formed in 2014. They deliver raw, high-velocity extreme metal from Greece's second city.
Goltzsch is a speed/thrash metal band from Saxony, Germany, formed in 2025, named after the Goltzsch river and viaduct in the Vogtland region. The project brings high-velocity thrash and speed metal to the eastern German scene.
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