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Goliard is a black metal band from Medellín, Colombia, whose sound is rooted in the fast and melodic tradition of 1990s Swedish black metal, laced with atmospheric synths, tremolo picking, and philosophical and poetic lyrical themes. The band debuted with the EP "Cantuus Goliæ" in 2013, followed by the full-lengths "Iconoclastic Hymns" (2017, The Ritual Productions) and "The Darkest Hour" (2020).
Goliardeath is a death metal band from Verona, active since 2013. Their name merges 'goliards' — the medieval wandering scholars — with death metal, bringing historical wit to their extreme music from the city of Romeo and Juliet.
Goliat is a heavy metal band from Lublin, active since 2010. Named after the biblical giant, they deliver commanding heavy metal from eastern Poland.
Goliath is a heavy metal band from Madrid, Spain, formed in 2012, named after the biblical giant. The band delivers powerful, monolithic heavy metal from the Spanish capital.
Goliathan is a sludge/doom metal band from Naples, formed in 2017. Named after the biblical giant, they deliver massive, crushing sludge doom from the Campanian capital.
Goliathus is a four-piece stoner/doom metal band from the Grand Est region of northeastern France, burying their riffs under huge amounts of fuzz and sub-bass punishment. Their releases include the self-titled album and The Devil's Shit, both delivering percussive, sludge-soaked heaviness.
Golthoth is a black metal project from Treviso in the Veneto, active since 2007. They deliver atmospheric black metal from the Venetian plains.
Gom Jabbar is a death/doom metal band from Scotland, active since 1998 and named after the poisoned needle from Frank Herbert's Dune. Their long tenure in the Scottish underground reflects a commitment to crushing, slow-burning heaviness.
Sludge metal outfit from Stein in the southern Netherlands, delivering low-tuned heaviness from the Limburg province. Their crushing, downtempo approach channels the genre's tradition of oppressive sonic weight.
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