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San Jose's Goatcorpse practice raw black metal in the most literal sense — coarse recordings, stripped-down malice, and an utter disdain for production value. Since 2018, they've kept the genre's ugliest instincts fully intact.
Bratislava black/death metal project formed in 2016, merging the atmospheric intensity of black metal with death metal's guttural extremity. Their unholy fusion channels the darkest impulses of both genres.
Goatcult is a black metal project from Benshausen in Thuringia, Germany, formed in 2025, channeling ritualistic black metal themes. The project is among the newest entries in the Thuringian black metal underground.
Goatcult is a black metal band from Guarapuava, Paraná, formed in 2014 and signed to My Dark Desires Records. Their debut album Sacrifice for Evil (2017) is a nine-track statement of raw, anti-Christian black metal rooted in the traditions of the Brazilian underground. The band's themes revolve squarely around Satanism and the rejection of Christianity.
GoateatGod is a black metal project from Athens, formed in 2013. Their provocatively sacrilegious name signals the anti-religious fury driving their black metal from the Greek capital.
Goatech is an atmospheric/post-black metal and ambient project from Moscow, Russia, active since 2013 and blending atmospheric black metal with ambient textures. Over a decade of activity reflects a commitment to immersive sonic landscapes.
Goaten is a traditional heavy metal band from the Vale do Sinos region of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, formed in 2019 by guitarist Daniel Limas, bassist and vocalist Francis Lima, and drummer Rafael DrinkWine. Drawing from 1980s influences such as Judas Priest and King Diamond, the trio released their debut EP "The Following" in 2020 and followed it with the full-length "Midnight Conjuring" in November 2023 through Cianeto Discos.
Goatess is a doom/stoner metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, active since 2014 and delivering thick slabs of doom mixed with hard rocking bangers and dreamy space jams on Svart Records. Their album Blood and Wine (2019) showcases engaging riffs, groovy drumming, and excellent vocals.
Goatfather is a death metal band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2015, delivering straightforward, riff-driven death metal from the German capital. The band has been an active presence in Berlin's thriving extreme metal scene for a decade.
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