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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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No Cross No Crown (2018)
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Uzhhorod death metal and grindcore act active since 2009, named after a Soviet military truck and delivering grinding extremity from Ukraine's far western border region. Their relentless sonic assault combines death metal brutality with grindcore velocity.
Gazat is a raw black metal project from London, formed in 2022. They deliver stripped-down, lo-fi black metal from the vast London underground scene.
Death metal and grindcore act from Banska Bystrica in central Slovakia, active since 2015 and delivering grinding extremity. Their rapid-fire assault combines the brutality of death metal with grindcore's relentless velocity.
Baltimore's Gazzmask are one of the newer industrial metal acts to emerge from the East Coast underground, grafting mechanical groove and thrash aggression onto a cold, processed sound aesthetic. Formed in 2024, they're still in early days but signal an interesting direction.
Gbvrh is a doom/heavy metal band from Moscow, Russia, active since 2019 and delivering crushing, monolithic heaviness from the Russian capital. The project channels the oppressive weight of doom through heavy metal's classic framework.
Gealach is a black metal project from Cork, Ireland, active since 2019 and drawing its name from the Irish word for "moon," channeling nocturnal atmosphere through Gaelic-inflected black metal. The project emerges from Ireland's growing underground black metal scene.
Gears of Doom is a heavy/southern metal band from Venice, active since 2011. They channel the groove-laden heaviness of southern metal from one of Italy's most culturally distinctive cities.
Geasa is a Celtic folk/black metal project from Dublin, Ireland, formed in 2024 and weaving Irish folk traditions and Celtic mythology into atmospheric black metal. The project's name derives from the sacred bonds and taboos of Irish mythology.
Geatkihaukr is a black metal project from Lappi in northern Finland, formed in 2021, with a growing catalog including two demos, a split with Veitsi, and the releases Tuokoon Tuulet Pohjoisen and Varjaeger. Their Finnish-language titles and Arctic origins point to a sound steeped in Nordic frost and wilderness.
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