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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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No Cross No Crown (2018)
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Gainesville, Florida's Gaul draw from black metal's icy fury and doom's crushing gravity, weaving them together into something desolate and slow-burning. Formed in 2021, they're a young band already tapping into something hauntingly heavy.
Chicago's Gaunt have been fusing black metal's corrosive spite with crust punk's d-beat aggression since 1994, building one of the longer track records in the city's extreme underground. Their sound is raw, political, and entirely committed to the gutter.
Los Angeles's Gauntlet play heavy metal with a hard rock swagger, leaning into classic tones and direct songwriting since their 2022 formation. Unpretentious and built for volume, they carry the spirit of the Sunset Strip's heavier end.
Springfield, Missouri's Gauntlet are a genuinely difficult band to pin down — their sound pulls from sludge, powerviolence, hardcore, and power metal simultaneously, creating something chaotic and genre-agnostic. Formed in 2022, they're proof that genre labels sometimes just get in the way.
Bloomington, Illinois's Gauntlet keep things focused squarely within classic power metal — melodic, soaring, and built on the kind of anthemic songwriting that demands fists in the air. Formed in 2022, they're carrying on a well-worn tradition with conviction.
Gauntlet Rule is a heavy metal band from Höör, Sweden, formed in 2022 and delivering classic heavy metal with conviction from the Skåne countryside. The project honors the traditions of the genre.
Gaupa is a psychedelic doom/stoner metal band from Falun, Sweden, active since 2018 and blending mind-expanding psychedelia with crushing doom from the Dalarna region. The project channels Swedish heavy music's most adventurous impulses.
New York's Gauze Trail work in post-metal's long-form, texture-first territory — music that builds slowly, breathes deeply, and eventually resolves into something heavy and cathartic. A very young band (2023), they're already demonstrating patience and atmospheric control.
Oak Ridge, New Jersey's Gavel bring a crossover thrash attack that channels the ferocity of early Anthrax and D.R.I. into tight, punishing songs that move fast and hit harder. Active since 2018, they're one of New Jersey's sharper entries in the genre's contemporary revival.
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