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Gods of Silence is a Swiss power/heavy metal five-piece from Basel, formed in 2017, who released their debut Neverland through ROAR! Rock of Angels Records the same year. The eleven-track album showcases keyboard-driven melodic power metal with symphonic flourishes across forty-nine minutes.
Santa Fe's Gods of War balance melodic hooks against death metal's heavier instincts, threading cinematic lead work through the kind of rhythmic punishment the genre demands. Active since 2009, they've carved a distinctive niche in the New Mexico scene.
Gods Tower is a pioneering pagan/folk/doom metal band from Gomel, Belarus, active since 1992, making them one of the longest-running metal acts in the country. Their extensive catalog stretches from early 1990s demos like The Eerie and Canticles through full-lengths including Abandon All Hope, Steel Says Last, and the live album Live in Mir Castle.
Godscream is a death metal band from Kaluga, Russia, active since 2013 and delivering over a decade of uncompromising death metal from central Russia. The project channels relentless brutality.
Godsend is a thrash metal band from Geel, Belgium, formed in 2020, delivering aggressive riffing under the Petrichor moniker on Bandcamp. They are a young act building their catalog in the Belgian thrash underground.
Godsentus are a death metal band from St. Pölten, Lower Austria, operating in the Austrian extreme metal underground as an independent act. Their Bandcamp presence confirms their activity in the local scene, though they have maintained a low profile outside of regional metal circles.
One-man brutal death metal and deathcore project of Tijn Bosters from 's-Hertogenbosch, evolving from deathcore origins toward an avant-garde, experimental approach to brutality. Lyrically fixated on religious history, crusades, and ancient battles, the project handles all instrumentation and production in-house.
Godsfury is a three-piece from Tabor in South Bohemia, Czech Republic, formed in 2016, fusing black metal, grindcore, and crust into short, violent bursts. Their 2016 EP TTST packs four tracks into under seven minutes of chaotic, punk-inflected extreme metal.
Godsin is a thrash metal act from Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal, launched in 2024. They deliver aggressive riffing rooted in the classic thrash tradition.
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