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Divine (2024)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Death 'n' roll act from Slovenj Gradec launched in 2024, infusing death metal's aggression with rock 'n' roll groove and swagger. Their energetic approach strips away pretension in favor of headbanging momentum.
Named after the subterranean predators of cult horror, Detroit's Graboids bring sludge metal that feels like it's pulling you underground one riff at a time. Formed in 2023, the band weaponizes Motor City grit into suffocating low-end punishment.
Grabunhold is a black metal project from Dortmund, Germany, formed in 2017, whose name roughly translates to "grave monster." The project channels raw, graveyard-themed black metal from the Ruhr Valley.
Gracchus is a progressive groove metal act from Zug, Switzerland, formed in 2016, whose 2016 EP MCMLXXX features four tracks of dynamic, riff-heavy metal blending thrash precision with progressive structures. The band operates at the intersection of modern metal and classic heavy rock influences.
Grace Disgraced is a technical death metal band from Moscow, Russia, active since 2013 and delivering precision-engineered death metal from the Russian capital. The project channels relentless technical proficiency.
Grace Hayhurst is a sludge/progressive/post-metal solo artist from London, active since 2019. She blends the crushing weight of sludge with progressive complexity and post-metal atmospherics.
Grace of Vengeance is a death metal band from Aberdeen in northeast Scotland, formed in 2015. They deliver death metal from the Granite City.
Gracecall is a heavy metal band from Pforzheim, Germany, formed in 2009, delivering classic heavy metal from the Gold City at the edge of the Black Forest. The band has maintained over fifteen years of traditional metal output.
Gracefallen is a black/gothic metal act from Herk-de-Stad, Belgium, formed in 2012, melding the atmospheric darkness of black metal with gothic melodic sensibilities. Their music bridges aggression and melancholy in the tradition of Belgian dark metal.
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