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Garden of Stone is a melodic death metal band from Tampere, Finland, formed in 2023, with eight releases spanning 2023-2025 including albums Tides of Decay and The Grave Mistake. Their sound balances melancholic atmospheres with melodic metal in the tradition of the Finnish scene, featuring compositions by Jere Mäntysalo and Jesse Salo.
Garden of Worm is a doom and progressive metal band from Kangasala, Finland, releasing through Svart Records with their 2015 album Idle Stones featuring four expansive compositions including the nearly twenty-minute epic The Sleeper. Their sound merges heavy doom riffs with psychedelic atmospheres, creating meditative journeys described by listeners as shadowy and transcendent.
Garden Wall is a progressive metal band from Cervignano del Friuli in the Udine province, active since 2015. They deliver compositionally ambitious progressive metal from the Friuli Venezia Giulia region.
Gardenia is a heavy/thrash metal band from Moscow, Russia, active since 2008 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven metal from the Russian capital for nearly two decades. The project channels classic thrash and heavy metal intensity.
Gardenian is a melodic death metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, active since 2011 and contributing to the city's legendary melodeath lineage. The project channels the twin-guitar harmonies and aggressive energy that defines the Gothenburg sound.
Gardeniathan is a gothic/doom/death metal band from Halmstad, Sweden, formed in 2022 and weaving dark romanticism into crushing doom and death metal from Sweden's west coast. The project merges gothic atmosphere with extreme metal weight.
Gardenjia is an experimental black metal project from Brindisi in Puglia, active since 2011, having evolved from earlier djent/experimental origins. Their stylistic transformation reflects a deepening commitment to extreme metal from southern Italy.
Louisville, Kentucky's Gardens of Grey is a freshly formed project threading together doom, death, and post-metal into something mournful and expansive. Active since 2024, they reflect Louisville's long tradition of heavy, emotionally dense underground music.
Gardens of Grief is a melodic death metal band from Germany, formed in 2009, channeling the Gothenburg tradition of melodic aggression with harmonic guitar leads and powerful growls. The band takes its name from the classic At the Gates EP, signaling their allegiance to Swedish melodeath.
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