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God Shaped Devil is a groove/melodic death metal band from Manchester, formed in 2016. They blend the rhythmic punch of groove metal with melodic death metal's twin-guitar approach from the Mancunian underground.
God Syndrome is a melodic death metal band from Samara, Russia, active since 2013 and delivering Scandinavian-influenced melodeath from the Volga region. Over a decade of activity reflects a dedicated approach to the genre.
GOD The Barbarian Horde is a multi-genre extreme metal band from Iași, Romania, active since 1997. Blending death, doom, folk, and gothic metal, they are among the longest-running acts in Romania's eastern Moldavian metal scene.
God's Storm is a heavy metal band from Caracas, Venezuela, formed in 2019 and signed to Amuse Records. The band released their debut full-length "Wisdom in the Shadow" in December 2020, a nine-track album blending power metal and progressive metal with themes of spiritual consciousness and mysticism. Their 2022 single "Powerful" continued the band's output on the Venezuelan metal scene.
Suffocating Sludge / Doom Metal from Houston.
God.Fear.None is a melodic death metal/metalcore band from Athens, active since 2005. Two decades of melodic death metal from the Greek capital make them one of the most enduring acts in the Hellenic extreme underground.
Godagainst are a death metal band from Santiago, Chile, formed in 2006 by guitarist José Luis González, playing technically demanding death metal with anti-religious lyrical themes. The band released "Supreme Khalkulus of Tribulation" (2011) and "Summoning Chaotic Annihilation" (2019) through Australis Records, with the latter further developing the band's dense, fast-paced approach honed over more than a decade on the Chilean extreme metal circuit.
Godark is a melodic death metal band from Penafiel, Portugal, active since 2014 and delivering Scandinavian-influenced melodeath from northern Portugal. The project channels melodic aggression and technical precision.
Godbleed is a post-stoner outfit from Nevers, France, blending stoner doom, progressive rock, and sludge into sprawling compositions since 2013. Their releases include the debut EP Aries, the follow-up 7 (2018), and Fair Winds and Following Seas (2023), with tracks often stretching past nine minutes in length.
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