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Marrero, Louisiana's God Awful channel the Southern bayou's humidity and menace into a death/thrash attack that sounds like it's been marinating in bad intentions since 2010. Their riffs carry both the groove of the Gulf Coast and the violence of classic death-thrash.
God B.C. is a thrash metal band from Helsingborg, Sweden, active since 2013 and delivering over a decade of aggressive thrash from the Øresund coast. The project channels relentless thrash energy.
God Delusion is a death/thrash metal and metalcore band from Heidelberg, Germany, formed in 2013, blending aggressive thrash and death metal with metalcore breakdowns. The band operates in the university city's diverse heavy music scene.
New Brunswick, New Jersey's God Forbid helped shape early 2000s metalcore with their fusion of melodic thrash attack and heavy hardcore structure. Reunited and active, they remain one of the genre's most technically accomplished practitioners.
God Inc. is a thrash/groove/death metal band from Norway, formed in 2018. They blend three aggressive genres into a potent hybrid from the Norwegian underground.
Godbomb is a power/thrash metal band from Frankenthal, Germany, formed in 2019, combining power metal's melodic drive with thrash metal's aggression. The band operates in the Palatinate region of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Godcomplex is a death/black/thrash metal band from Dusseldorf, Germany, formed in 2015, delivering a three-pronged attack of extreme metal subgenres from the Rhine-Ruhr area. The band combines the speed of thrash, the darkness of black metal, and the brutality of death metal.
Godfall is a melodic death metal and thrash band from Jyväskylä, Finland, formed in 2024, blending melodic sensibility with the aggression of death and thrash metal. Their sound reflects the Finnish tradition of combining technical skill with visceral heaviness.
Godfather is a thrash/groove metal band from Athens, formed in 2024. They bring rhythmic thrash and groove metal energy to the Greek capital's metal scene.
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