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Grove Street is a metalcore/crossover band from Southampton, active since 2013. They blend metalcore heaviness with crossover energy from the Hampshire coast.
Grover is a groove/death metal band from Moscow, Russia, active since 2012 and delivering over a decade of rhythmic, crushing heaviness from the Russian capital. The project channels the headbanging immediacy of groove metal through death metal weight.
Growing Horns is a doom/sludge metal band from Kortrijk, Belgium, formed in 2019, whose debut The Nobility of Pain (2019) and follow-up The Essence of Suffering (2025) deal in crushing, emotionally raw doom with bestial and mournful vocal textures. The Essence of Suffering was pressed on limited 180-gram vinyl at Dunk! pressing.
Growing Titans is a Portuguese heavy/progressive metal band formed in 2015. They combine the grandeur of traditional heavy metal with progressive complexity.
Grown Below is a post-metal band from Mortsel near Antwerp, formed in 2011 from the remains of a band called Timer, influenced by Cult of Luna, Isis, and Tool. They signed to Slow Burn Records and released The Long Now in 2011, followed by The Other Sight, pursuing a dense, evolved post-metal sound.
Grox is a project from Veszprém, Hungary, that evolved from ambient origins in 2012 into black metal territory, tracing an arc from ethereal atmospherics to aggressive extremity. The project's genre evolution reflects a restless creative spirit.
Groza is a black metal band from Muhldorf am Inn, Germany, formed in 2018, whose name means "thunderstorm" in several Slavic languages. The band has established themselves as a notable act in the Bavarian black metal scene.
Grozeth Nebulae is a black metal project from Fabbrico in the Reggio Emilia province, active since 2008, later incorporating vaporwave elements. Their genre-blending evolution makes them one of the more unusual acts in the Italian extreme underground.
Grozno is a black metal band from Ryazan, Russia, active since 2012 and forging over a decade of dark extremity from central Russia. The project channels the atmospheric intensity of black metal.
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