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Gloryhammer is a symphonic power metal band from Dundee, Scotland, formed in 2013. Their bombastic, fantasy-themed approach — complete with elaborate narrative albums set in a fictional Scottish universe — has made them one of the most internationally successful and distinctive power metal acts to emerge from the UK.
Cincinnati's Goblin Cleaver wrap symphonic grandeur around a core of blackened death metal, producing music that's as theatrically imposing as it is technically ferocious. Since 2021, they've demonstrated that the two approaches don't just coexist — they amplify each other.
Gods of Gaia is a symphonic death metal project from Germany, formed in 2024, merging symphonic orchestration with death metal's aggression in a dramatic, cinematic approach. The project is among the newest entries in the German symphonic extreme metal scene.
Godyva is a symphonic gothic metal band from Bari in Puglia, formed in 2014. They blend symphonic orchestration with gothic metal darkness from the capital of Italy's Adriatic south.
Gorech is a symphonic black metal band originally from Saint Petersburg, Russia, later relocating to Vrnjačka Banja, active since 2021. The project merges orchestral grandeur with black metal intensity across borders.
Gothic Aspect is a gothic and symphonic metal band from Turku, Finland, formed in 2020, featuring vocalist Mari Wonderbird, guitarists Tony Laulumaa and Ilkka Paatere, and bassist Jarno Salo. Their releases Take My Pain and the Aftermath EP blend gothic atmospheres with symphonic metal grandeur.
Gothmog is a symphonic black metal band from Alicante, Spain, formed in 2024, named after the Lord of Balrogs in Tolkien's legendarium. The band combines orchestral symphonic elements with black metal's aggression from the Spanish Mediterranean.
Grailight is a symphonic black/death metal band from Moscow, Russia, active since 2019 and merging orchestral grandeur with the ferocity of black and death metal. The project delivers cinematic extremity from the Russian capital.
Symphonic death metal act from Almelo founded by ex-Morphia guitarist Roger Koedoot and Maurice LeFeu after the dissolution of The Memory Remains. Their 2018 debut 'From Dust to Dust' blends brutal riffing with melodic elements and orchestral layers, drawing comparisons to Amorphis and Insomnium.
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