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Proof (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Make It Rain / On the Other Side of Tonight (2024)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Gotha is a thrash metal band from Fabriano in the Ancona province, formed in 2014. They deliver thrash metal from the Marche industrial town.
Gotheya is a Spanish black/thrash metal project formed in 2021, combining black metal's atmospheric darkness with thrash metal's riffing and speed. The project channels aggressive extreme metal with a Visigothic-themed identity.
Gothica is a thrash metal band from Tyumen, Siberia, formed in 2025 and delivering aggressive thrash from the oil capital of Western Siberia. The project channels classic thrash fury.
Gotma is a thrash metal band from Karlstad, Sweden, active since 2001 and delivering over two decades of aggressive thrash from the Värmland capital. Their longevity makes them one of the more enduring acts in Swedish thrash.
Gouge is a death/thrash metal band from Kolbotn south of Oslo, formed in 2016. They deliver aggressive death/thrash from the same suburb that spawned Darkthrone and Kolbotn's legendary black metal scene.
Goytaca is a thrash metal band from Dusseldorf, Germany, formed in 2015, named after an indigenous Brazilian people. The band brings South American-influenced thrash aggression to the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan area.
Gozer is a death/thrash metal band from Mâcon in the Burgundy region of France, formed in 2020 and delivering punishing crossover fury. Their sound combines the velocity of thrash with the heaviness of death metal in a volatile mix.
Graabein is a black/thrash metal band from Stavanger, formed in 2014. Their Norwegian name — meaning 'grey bone' or evoking the grey wolf — signals the feral character of their black/thrash from the Rogaland coast.
Graal is a thrash metal band from Rome, formed in 2020. Named after the Holy Grail, they deliver thrash metal from the Italian capital.
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