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Gallow Hill is a heavy metal and hard rock band from Falköping, Sweden, active since 2012 and forging classic riff-driven metal from the Västergötland plains. The project channels the timeless power of Swedish heavy rock.
Salt Lake City's Gallowbraid weave melodic black metal with folk sensibilities, conjuring vast, lonesome landscapes through sweeping guitar work and raw intensity. Active since 2010, they stand among the more distinctive voices in the American atmospheric black metal underground.
Gallower is a black/thrash metal band from Tychy in Silesia, formed in 2015. They fuse black metal darkness with thrash velocity from the industrial south.
Out of York, Pennsylvania, Gallowglas bring a hard-hitting mix of groove metal muscle and metalcore urgency that locks in tight riffs with punishing momentum. Founded in 2018, they channel the bruising working-class energy of the mid-Atlantic into every track.
Gallowglass is a heavy metal band from Dublin, Ireland, formed in 2022 and named after the elite medieval Gaelic mercenary warriors. The project channels the fighting spirit of its namesake through classic heavy metal riffage.
Minneapolis's Gallowglass Scourge traffic in the murky territory between melodic death and doom, piling on dirge-like weight while keeping the riffs precise and cutting. A young act formed in 2022, they've already staked out a sound that feels both crushing and purposeful.
Gallowhead is a three-piece heavy band from Feldkirch in westernmost Austria, dealing in rumbling sludge and post-metal built on distorted bass, grooved-out rhythms, and a mix of shouts and growls. They have released four records including the self-titled debut, Karōshi, and Comfort in Discomfort (2024), with album titles probing psychological weight and existential burnout.
Brutal Melodic Death Metal from College Station.
There's a fitting darkness to a black metal band forming in Salem, Massachusetts — and Gallows, active since 2021, leans into that cursed history with cold, uncompromising riffs and bleak atmosphere. Their music feels native to the witch-trial soil it grew from.
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