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Gorilla Troops is a thrash metal and crossover band from Saint Petersburg, Russia, active since 2013 and blending thrash aggression with crossover punk energy. The project delivers high-energy, riff-driven chaos.
Gorilla Warrior is a doom and sludge metal trio from Oulu, Finland, consisting of Eetu Heikkinen on guitars and vocals, Tuomas Ojala on drums, and Olli Heikkinen on bass, self-described as creating 'primal noises.' Their 2026 debut Destroyer delivers five tracks of crushing doom-sludge including the eight-minute dirge Slow Crawl Towards Death.
Gorka is a thrash metal band from Nice on the French Mediterranean coast, formed in 2013 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash in the tradition of the genre's classic European lineage. Their sound draws from the speed and intensity that defines the style.
GorlaThrog is a black/doom/death metal band from Novosibirsk, Siberia, formed in 2024 and merging three extreme metal genres from Russia's third-largest city. The project channels the darkness and weight of its triple-genre approach.
Gorleben is a doom/death metal and hardcore band from Dresden, Germany, formed in 2021, named after the controversial German nuclear waste storage site. The band channels political weight and crushing heaviness from the Saxon capital.
Gormathon is a melodic death metal band from Bollnäs, Sweden, active since 2014 and contributing to the Gothenburg-style melodeath tradition from the Hälsingland forests. The project channels melodic aggression through twin-guitar harmonies.
Gormless is a sludge/doom metal band from the United Kingdom, formed in 2017. Their self-deprecating British name contrasts with the serious heaviness of their sludge/doom approach.
Gormoth is an atmospheric black metal/ambient project from Fuzesgyarmat in eastern Hungary, formed in 2022. They blend atmospheric black metal with ambient textures from the rural Great Plain.
Gornan is a war black metal band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, formed in 2025. The band released the six-track album 'Satanic in War' (May 2025), a collaborative effort featuring Holocausto, the pioneering Brazilian extreme metal band from Belo Horizonte.
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