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Goatborn is a German black/thrash metal project formed in 2021, combining the speed and riffing of thrash metal with black metal's dark atmosphere and vocal approach. The project operates at the crossroads of two of metal's most aggressive subgenres.
Goatfuck is a black/thrash metal band from Leipzig, Germany, formed in 2012, combining raw thrash aggression with black metal venom. The band brings over a decade of relentless black/thrash to the Leipzig scene.
Goatfyre is a thrash metal and crust punk band from Gothenburg, Sweden, active since 2019 and fusing thrash aggression with crust punk's raw energy. The project bridges two aggressive traditions from Sweden's metal capital.
California's Goathead blend groove metal's mid-tempo stomp with thrash's riff-driven energy and classic heavy metal hooks, resulting in music built for fists-in-the-air catharsis. Formed in 2020, they have a knack for making heaviness feel effortless.
GoatKing is a thrash metal and crossover band from Marburg, Germany, formed in 2018, blending traditional thrash riffing with crossover punk energy. The band brings mosh-pit-ready thrash and crossover to the Hessian scene.
Goatrocity is a black/thrash metal band from Brașov, Romania, unleashed in 2024. Hailing from the Transylvanian city at the foot of the Carpathians, they deliver savage blackened thrash.
Goats Rising is a melodic death/thrash/groove metal band from Brunswick (Braunschweig), Germany, active since 2009, self-describing their genre as "Ambient Goat Metal" blending various heavy subgenres. Their catalog includes Rise of the Monkeygoat (2012), Necrogoaticon (2015) on Kernkraftritter Records, and Asche (2019).
Goatspell is a black metal, speed metal, and thrash band from Rouen, Normandy, France, formed in 2015, self-described as 'Black Metal from Normandy.' Their 2018 LP Ascension of the Drakonian Beast was recorded at Château Vergogne and released on Impious Desecration Records, following earlier releases Esoterrorism and Alchemy of Terror (both 2015).
Asheville, North Carolina's Goatworship bring a ritualistic intensity to black metal steeped in the mountainous atmosphere of Appalachia. Active since 2016, they've developed a devoted following in the Southern underground.
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