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Proof (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Gastroschisis is a goregrind/death metal band from Attard, Malta, formed in 2018. Named after the congenital abdominal wall defect, they deliver medical-horror themed extremity from the Mediterranean island nation.
Gaszimmer is a black metal project from L'Aquila in Abruzzo, formed in 2025. They deliver black metal from the earthquake-resilient mountain city in central Italy.
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Gate 9 is a doom/heavy/stoner metal band from Horten on the Oslofjord, active since 2002. Over two decades of doom and stoner metal from the Vestfold coast make them one of Norway's most enduring acts in the genre.
Gate of Abydos is a death metal band from Godollo near Budapest, formed in 2017. Named after the ancient Egyptian portal to the underworld, they deliver death metal from the Budapest suburbs.
Named for the mythological passage of true dreams, New York's Gate of Horn weave together sludge, stoner, and doom into a hazy, lumbering mass that feels ancient and psychedelic at once. Active since 2014, they remain one of the more atmospheric acts in the tri-state heavy underground.
Gate of Mind is a groove metal and thrash band from Montpellier, France, formed in 2016, featuring dual guitars from Tony and Guillaume, vocalist Thibaud, and bassist Benoît. Their releases The Beast Inside, Uprooted, and their 2016 demo showcase aggressive, riff-driven metal from southern France.
Gate to Nowhere is an international instrumental metal project assembled through a musician forum, with members from Belgium, Sweden, Germany, and the UK contributing melodic groove metal without vocals. Their 2016 EP No Need for Words features five tracks of guitar-driven instrumental metal recorded across borders.
Gate XIII is a symphonic metal/orchestral project from Londonderry in Northern Ireland, active since 2012. They bring orchestral grandeur and symphonic metal ambition to the northwest Irish city.
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