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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Goat Major is a doom/stoner metal band from Haverfordwest in Pembrokeshire, Wales, formed in 2023. They deliver heavy, riff-laden stoner doom from the far western reaches of the Welsh countryside.
Goat Messiah is a Swiss black metal project formed in 2025, channeling anti-religious blasphemy through a rapid series of provocatively titled releases. The project operates at the extreme, confrontational edge of the black metal underground.
Goat Metamorphosis is a stoner/doom metal band from Vilnius, formed in 2014. They deliver heavy stoner doom from the Lithuanian capital.
Goat Monsoon is a stoner metal/rock band from Colchester in Essex, formed in 2014. They channel fuzz-drenched stoner metal from the ancient Roman-founded city in eastern England.
Goat Oath is a Danish depressive black metal project formed in 2021, channeling misery and hopelessness through atmospheric DSBM. The project operates at the most emotionally raw end of the Danish black metal spectrum.
Goat of Dis is a black metal band from Ufa in Bashkortostan, Russia, active since 2013 and channeling over a decade of dark extremity from the Urals. The project draws from the raw traditions of underground black metal.
Goat of Mendes is a pioneering German heavy/folk/pagan metal band from Wuppertal, active since 1994, self-described as one of the first to combine atmospheric heavy metal with Wiccan pagan lyrics. Their seven-album catalog spanning 1996 to 2017 includes Hymn to One Ablaze, Paganborn, and Hagzussa - Riding the Fence, all exploring witchcraft and nature spirituality.
New York's Goat Penis occupy the furthest extreme of slam and brutal death, compressing deathcore breakdowns, gutturals, and grind-adjacent blasting into one relentless assault. Formed in 2022, they wear their ugliness as a badge of honor.
Goat Pervertor is a black/death metal project from Greece, formed in 2023. They channel raw, blasphemous extremity from the Greek underground.
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