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Gorebringer is a melodic death metal band from London, formed in 2019. They bring melodic precision to death metal's aggression from the diverse London underground.
Gorebutcher is a death metal and grindcore act from Grobbendonk, Belgium, whose 2014 debut Unleash the Butcher packs eight tracks of death 'n' roll-tinged brutality into twenty-four relentless minutes. The band channels a raw, no-frills approach to grinding death metal.
Gorech is a symphonic black metal band originally from Saint Petersburg, Russia, later relocating to Vrnjačka Banja, active since 2021. The project merges orchestral grandeur with black metal intensity across borders.
Gorecult were a death metal band from the Buenos Aires area of Argentina who released the demo "Blood Retribution" in 2007 and the self-released EP "Murder Notes" on January 12, 2009. The EP featured tracks including "Vomit to Death," "Blood Retribution," "Dismembered Alive," and "Behold the Art of Gore," with a brutal, guttural approach drawing comparisons to Cannibal Corpse. The band's lineup included Fernando Mustafa on vocals, Fernando Martinez and Matías Cateura on guitars, Nekroangel on drums, and Lagarto on bass.
Punishing Brutal Death Metal from San Antonio.
Goredrome is a metalcore and doom metal hybrid from Koblenz, Germany, formed in 2019, blending metalcore's breakdowns and energy with doom metal's crushing weight. The band operates at an unusual genre intersection from the Rhine-Moselle confluence.
Tallahassee's GoreFetish arrived in 2023 fully committed to death metal's most visceral impulses — punishing riffs, morbid themes, and the sort of unfiltered aggression that Florida's extreme scene has been producing for decades.
Gorefield is a death metal and grindcore project from Germany, formed in 2019, combining death metal's heaviness with grindcore's speed and chaos. The project channels a relentless barrage of extreme metal.
Gorefight is a crossover/heavy metal band from Vänersborg, Sweden, active since 2011 and blending the energy of crossover punk with classic heavy metal power. Over a decade of activity reflects commitment to the style.
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