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Goatness is a raw black metal band from Saint Petersburg, Russia, active since 2014 and dealing in the most primitive and hostile strains of black metal. The project channels lo-fi aggression and uncompromising extremity.
Goatpenis was a war metal band from Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil, originally formed in 1991 and known for a brutal sound rooted in black and death metal with themes of anti-humanity, war, and chaos. Over a career spanning more than three decades, the band released albums including "Inhumanization" (2004), "Biochemterrorism" (2010), and "Apocalypse War" (2016) before ceasing all activities in 2024 following the death of member Virrugus Apocalli.
Goatplasma is a black/death metal project from Poland, formed in 2025. They deliver raw extreme metal from the Polish underground.
Goatpreacher is a black/death metal band from Astrakhan, Russia, active since 2015 and merging black metal's atmospheric darkness with death metal's crushing brutality from the Caspian coast. The project delivers fierce extremity from southern Russia.
Goatpsalm is a Russian project that evolved from industrial/noise/ambient origins in 2012 into funeral doom metal territory, tracing an arc from experimental noise to crushing heaviness. The project's genre evolution reflects an adventurous creative spirit.
Goatpuncher is a melodic death metal band from Lincoln, formed in 2017. Their irreverently goat-themed name contrasts with the melodic precision of their death metal from the Lincolnshire cathedral city.
Goatreich is a Swedish black/death metal project active since 2020, merging black metal's corrosive atmosphere with death metal's crushing weight. The project delivers fierce extremity.
Goatroach is a doom and sludge metal band from Kuopio, Finland, active since 2019, with a growing catalog including Demo '19, Plagueborn, Unified in Ash, and Satanic Decay. Their sound merges doom's crushing weight with sludge metal's abrasive filth across increasingly refined releases.
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.
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