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Covington, Kentucky's Ghostslug have been dragging death metal and grindcore through the Ohio River valley since 2013 — fast, filthy, and economically violent, with the genre's characteristic contempt for anything leisurely or refined.
Saint Petersburg post-black metal project formed in 2017, blending atmospheric textures with black metal's intensity. Their expansive sound bridges the gap between raw aggression and contemplative beauty.
Ghosttide is a melodic death metal band from Pori, Finland, formed in 2009, self-described as 'melodic death rock' with progressive and epic elements. Their EP White Shores, Black Tides (2014) features six tracks of maritime-themed melodic death metal with cello guest work, recorded by a five-piece lineup including vocalist Lassi Nuolivaara.
Symphonic metal and rock act from Sevastopol, active since 2017 and blending orchestral grandeur with heavy riffing. Their sweeping sound channels cinematic atmosphere through a metal framework.
Ghostworm is a stoner/doom metal project from the Netherlands, formed in 2014. They deliver heavy stoner doom from the Dutch underground.
Ghotna is a death/thrash metal band from Småland, Sweden, formed in 2023 and delivering aggressive crossover fury from the historic heartland of Swedish metal. The project channels the rich metal heritage of the region.
Baltimore's Ghoul have been terrorizing the Maryland thrash underground since 2000, building a catalog of no-frills speed and aggression that keeps faith with the genre's blue-collar roots. A veteran outfit in a scene that respects longevity.
Oakland's masked and anonymous Ghoul have been delivering horror-obsessed death/thrash and grindcore since 2000 under elaborate fictional personas, building one of the most cult-beloved bodies of work in Bay Area metal — grotesque, theatrical, and genuinely dangerous.
Maryland's Ghoul King emerged in 2018 to pay thrash metal homage to horror and the occult with a stripped-down directness that cuts through pretension — just riffs, speed, and the conviction that the old ways are the right ways.
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