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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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One Day Closer to the End of the World (2019)
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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.
Gargouyllas is a thrash and technical death metal band from Tours, France, formed in 2006, worshipping Death, Testament, Decapitated, Suffocation, and Pantera. Their catalog spans from the 2009 demo Land of the Extremos through The Ocean of Perdition and Decadence EP (2012) to remastered material in 2022.
Elizabeth, New Jersey thrash act Gargoyle channels the caustic energy of classic speed and thrash metal into a punishing and direct style. Formed in 2021, they keep the attack sharp and the tempo aggressive.
Detroit's Gargoyle keeps it lean and mean with thrash metal rooted in the city's famously hard-edged industrial soul. A 2021 formation with Motor City grit baked into every riff.
Gargoyles is a black/sludge/thrash metal band from Skopje, North Macedonia, formed in 2019. They blend three aggressive subgenres from the Macedonian capital.
Named for the hound that guards the gates of Hel in Norse mythology, Milford, Connecticut's Garm pursues a raw and cold black metal sound with appropriately grim intent. Active since 2021, the project carries its mythological namesake seriously.
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