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Galvano is a progressive sludge metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, active since 2012 and crafting ambitious, technically sophisticated sludge from Sweden's metal capital. The project pushes sludge metal into progressive territory.
Galvauder is a black metal project from Paris, France, formed in 2021, exploring the darker corners of the French black metal tradition. Their sound channels the atmospheric and aggressive tendencies that have defined Parisian black metal.
Galvão is a post-black metal project from Évora, Portugal, active since 2021 and crafting atmospheric, expansive black metal from this ancient Alentejo city. The project blends post-metal's dynamic scope with black metal's intensity.
Gama Bomb is a thrash metal band from Newry, Northern Ireland, formed in 2008 and signed to Prosthetic Records. With their humorous, horror-and-sci-fi-themed approach — self-described as 'thrash metal from Ireland, underpants from China' — the five-piece has become one of the most internationally recognized Irish metal exports.
Boston's Gamaliel tear through black and speed metal with a reckless, fire-and-brimstone energy that fits the city's long history of aggressive underground acts. Since 2016 they've been among the more ferocious presences in the Massachusetts extreme metal scene.
Gamalyel is a power metal band from Punto Fijo, Venezuela, that released their debut album Vencer o Morir in February 2021. The nine-track record embraces the melodic, anthem-driven aesthetics of the power metal genre, sung entirely in Spanish, with guest vocalists contributing to several tracks. The band operates independently and represents a rare entry in the Venezuelan power metal scene.
Gamarra is a death metal band from Cambridge, formed in 2020. They deliver death metal from one of England's most academically prestigious cities.
Gambanteinn is a black metal band from Turku, Finland, active since 2010, describing their sound as 'Wrathful Thursian Black Metal.' Their debut Nielevä Pimeys (2014) was written and performed by Þjazi with guitars by J. Riihimäki, channeling Nordic fury through five tracks of fierce, mythologically rooted black metal.
Gambit is a melodic power metal band from Aalen, Germany, formed in 2019, channeling the European power metal tradition of soaring melodies and dynamic arrangements. The band operates in the Swabian region of Baden-Wurttemberg.
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