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Gnomus is a funeral doom metal project from Dorset in southern England, active since 2010. They deliver the glacial, overwhelming heaviness of funeral doom from the English West Country coast.
Gnose is a thrash/hardcore band from Betim, Minas Gerais, founded in 2021 by guitarist and vocalist Gustavo Ferreira. The band released the EP Anarco Politicismo in 2022 and the full-length Manifesto Periférico in 2024, both addressing themes of state violence, hypocrisy, and societal injustice. Their confrontational approach aligns them with the politically engaged wing of Brazilian crossover hardcore.
Miami's Gnosis draw from the occult undercurrents of black/death metal, sculpting music that feels ritualistic and deliberately obscure. Since 2018, they've operated at the darker fringes of the Florida underground.
Amherst's Gnosis strip black metal down to its most abrasive, unvarnished core — raw production, cold atmosphere, and no concessions to accessibility. Formed in 2018, they belong firmly to the lo-fi, adversarial wing of the underground.
Gnosis is a technical thrash metal band from Bautzen in Saxony, Germany, formed in 2018, incorporating jazz and punk influences into their thrash framework. The band's unusual blend of genres creates an unpredictable, technically demanding style of thrash metal.
Gnosis Abaddon is a black metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2019, featuring vocalist K. Hallaveri, drummer Heights Unknown, and bassist Howling Emptiness. Their releases Pisschrist Drowning, Lihamme Hillittömyyden Kuori, and Two Hammers Striking a Surface explore avant-garde extremes within Finnish black metal.
Gnosticism is a black/doom metal project from São Miguel in the Azores, Portugal, formed in 2025 and channeling the isolation and mysticism of the mid-Atlantic islands through crushing extremity. The project merges black metal's darkness with doom's oppressive weight.
Gnot is a post-black metal band from Saint Petersburg, Russia, active since 2019 and crafting atmospheric, expansive black metal that transcends conventional genre boundaries. The project adds to Saint Petersburg's vibrant post-black metal scene.
GNU are a heavy metal band formed in Sarajevo in 1994 during the siege of the city, recording their debut album State of Misery in May 1995 in a studio normally used for audiobooks for blind people—an act of cultural defiance amid the conflict. The band disbanded in 1996 and reunited in 2019, re-recording the title track and performing new material including the track Stargazer.
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