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Grottesque is a symphonic metal band from Voronezh, Russia, active since 2014 and weaving orchestral arrangements into heavy metal songwriting. The project delivers bombastic, cinematic metal.
Raw black metal project whose Swedish name translates to 'cave light,' formed in 2021 and stripping the genre down to its most primal and lo-fi essence. Their minimalist approach embraces the harshness central to raw black metal's underground philosophy.
Ground Control is a thrash metal band from Verona, formed in 2016. They deliver fast-paced thrash metal from the ancient Veneto city.
Perrysburg, Ohio's Ground Zero represent a new generation of American thrash — formed in 2022, they bring a youthful intensity to the classic formula, with tight riffing and an urgency that suggests they have something to prove. The Midwest has produced another reliable entry in the thrash revival.
Ground Zero is a melodic death metal band from Gebhardshain in the Westerwald region, Germany, formed in 2022, channeling Gothenburg-influenced melodeath from the rural Rhineland-Palatinate countryside. The band combines melodic guitar harmonies with death metal aggression.
Ground Zero System is an industrial metal band from Kristiansand, active since 2006. They deliver mechanized, heavy industrial metal from southern Norway.
Ground Zero is a NWOBHM/heavy metal band from Norwich, formed in 2022. They channel the spirit of classic British heavy metal from the Norfolk capital.
Groundsleeper are a black/doom metal band from Ried im Innkreis in Upper Austria, active in the regional underground metal scene. The band operates as an independent four-piece and has maintained a presence primarily through local and Austrian metal circuits.
Groundswell is a deathcore/metalcore band from Nantes, France, formed in 2015. They deliver heavy breakdowns and aggressive vocals from the Loire-Atlantique capital's active heavy music scene.
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