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Undercover Scumbag (2018)
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A Stare Bound in Stone (2018)
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Of Stone, Wind, & Pillor (Remastered) (2021)
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Rooted in the Columbus, Ohio underground, Grayhawk traffic in the soaring, anthemic side of epic heavy metal — think sweeping riffs, clean vocals that carry real conviction, and a reverence for the genre's classic era. Formed in 2018, they wear their influences proudly without sounding like a museum piece.
Grayscale is a gothic metal band from Mikkeli, Finland, formed in 2017, blending dark, moody atmospheres with heavy, melodic instrumentation in the gothic metal tradition. Their sound explores melancholic and introspective themes through a distinctly Finnish lens.
Out of Mandeville, Louisiana, Grayskull fuse the hypnotic crawl of doom with stoner metal's fuzz-drenched warmth, conjuring something heavy and slow enough to sink into the swamp. Since 2021 they've been stacking riffs that belong in the dark.
Graywitch is a heavy metal band from Thessaloniki, formed in 2021. They bring classic heavy metal to Greece's second city.
Grazdech is a thrash metal, metalcore, and punk rock band from Russia, active since 2020 and merging the aggression of thrash with the energy of punk and metalcore dynamics. The project delivers versatile extremity.
Grazed is a death/thrash metal band from Saint-Genies-de-Comolas in southern France, formed in 2016. They deliver aggressive death/thrash from the Gard department in the Languedoc region.
Greasus is a stoner/sludge metal band from Helsingborg, Sweden, active since 2017 and delivering heavy, fuzz-laden riffs from the Øresund coast. The project channels crushing sludge through a stoner haze.
Greasy Spoon is a black/death metal band from Stockholm and Färgelanda, Sweden, formed in 2024 and merging black and death metal from two Swedish locations. The project delivers fierce extremity.
Great is a death/doom metal act from Bojkovice, Czech Republic, formed in 2015, combining the crushing weight of doom with death metal's aggression. The project operates in the slower, heavier reaches of Czech extreme metal.
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