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Ankara black/death metal act formed in 2012, unleashing extreme darkness from Turkey's capital city. Their fusion of black and death metal traditions creates a sound rooted in both genres' most aggressive elements.
Godhelmet is a one-man thrash metal project based in São Paulo, Brazil, active since 2013. The project has released a series of self-produced demos including "Runaway World" (2013), "Poison Mind" (2015), "Butterfly Bomb" (2017), and "I Am Dust" (2022).
Godhole is a grindcore/black metal/powerviolence band from Edinburgh, formed in 2014. They deliver short, violent bursts of genre-blending extremity from the Scottish capital.
Godhum is a death metal band from Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil, formed in 2010. The band's lineup includes André "The Hammer" on guitars and vocals, Ankh on guitars, Luiz Magrão on bass, and Fabrício Roder on drums, and they released their debut EP "Hegemony" in October 2010.
Tucson's Godhunter fuse the swamp-thick dirge of sludge metal with the caustic aggression of thrash, building walls of sound that feel both pulverizing and politically charged. Since 2011 they've been one of the Southwest's most unrelenting acts.
Godisdead is a four-piece black/thrash metal band from Avignon, France, formed in 2009 around nihilistic lyrical themes and aggressive riffing. They have released three albums including the self-titled debut (2010), II (2012), and JUST...DIE (2015), recorded at La Farinière and mastered at X-pand Sound Mastering.
Godiva is a heavy metal band from Basel, Switzerland, formed in 2018, whose catalog includes the albums Hubris, Traces of Irony, and Spiral. They deliver classic heavy metal with a focus on strong riffs and dynamic compositions.
Godkiller is a death metal and grindcore act from Aurich in East Frisia, Germany, active since 1997, delivering nearly three decades of extreme metal from the rural North Sea coast. The project channels death and grind brutality from one of Germany's most remote metal outposts.
Godless is a melodic black/death metal band from Wertingen, Germany, formed in 2016, blending melodic black metal's atmospheric sweep with death metal's aggression. The band operates in the Swabian region of Bavaria.
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