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Divine (2024)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Featured Power Metal Album
Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Gunpowder is a death/thrash metal band from Ostrava, Czech Republic, formed in 2020, combining the speed of thrash with the heaviness of death metal in the industrial Silesian capital. The band channels the aggressive spirit of Ostrava's storied metal underground.
Thrash metal outfit from the small town of Tidaholm in Vastergotland, formed in 2021 and bringing relentless aggression from central Sweden. Their high-energy attack proves thrash metal thrives in even the smallest corners of the Swedish underground.
Gunt is a death/thrash metal band from Weymouth in Dorset, active since 2012. They deliver aggressive death/thrash from the English south coast.
Gurd is a thrash/groove metal act from Basel, Switzerland, formed in 2019, building on the Swiss tradition of aggressive, riff-driven metal. The project combines thrash metal's speed with groove metal's weight and rhythmic punch.
Gurges is a thrash metal band from Zadar on the Adriatic coast, formed in 2018. They bring thrash aggression to the historic Dalmatian city.
Gurgulator is a death/thrash metal/grindcore band from Macclesfield in Cheshire, formed in 2022. They channel grinding extremity from the Peak District edge town.
Gush is a heavy/thrash metal band from Częstochowa, Poland, formed in 2022 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven metal from this significant pilgrimage city in southern Poland. The project channels classic thrash and heavy metal intensity.
Gutlock is a thrash/death metal band from Baunatal near Kassel, Germany, formed in 2024, combining thrash speed with death metal heaviness. The project is a newer entry in the Hessian extreme metal scene.
Gutsfuck is a crossover thrash band from Madrid, Spain, formed in 2014, aiming to bring back the pure speed of 1980s-style crossover to the scene. Their debut EP Learn or Die packs eight tracks into thirteen minutes of thrash-punk fury, recorded at Jacks on the Rocks in Madrid.
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