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Arlington thrash metal. Ferocious late-80s Texas thrash with technical chops.
Providence, Rhode Island's Gamohra splice melodic death metal's harmonic intelligence into a thrash metal framework built for velocity and brutality. Since 2015, they've been one of the more technically ambitious acts working out of the New England underground.
Gangrena Gasosa is a thrash metal and crossover band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, who brand their style as "Saravá Metal" — a fusion of metal and hardcore with Umbanda and Afro-Brazilian religious imagery. On stage, each member portrays a specific Afro-Brazilian deity or spirit, making the band's live presentation unique within the Brazilian metal scene. The band released the LP Welcome to Terreiro in 1995 and has remained active for over three decades, issuing the album Figa of the Dark in 2024.
Kansas City's Ganoderma — named for the medicinal mushroom genus — bring a melodic thrash sensibility to the Missouri heavy metal scene, balancing hook-driven songwriting with serious riff weight since 2018. They're one of the more interesting crossover acts in the Midwest's mid-sized city underground.
Gar Bigoru is a thrash metal band from Poland, formed in 2021. They deliver aggressive thrash from the Polish underground.
Garbage Day is a thrash metal band from Hvidovre near Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2014, named after the iconic line from the cult horror film Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2. The band brings fun, aggressive thrash metal to the Danish capital area.
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.
Gardenia is a heavy/thrash metal band from Moscow, Russia, active since 2008 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven metal from the Russian capital for nearly two decades. The project channels classic thrash and heavy metal intensity.
Gargor is a four-piece death/thrash unit from Brussels who emerged in 2022 and have quickly built a catalog with the releases Atrox (2022), Immolate (2023), and Dance of Death (2024). Their music centers on apocalyptic and survival-themed subject matter delivered through tight, riff-driven death-thrash.
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