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Galaktik Cancer Squad is a one-man progressive black metal project from Hamburg, Germany, founded by Arwohn in 2011, blending aggressive post-black metal with cacophonous vocals and moments of soaring post-rock melancholy. The project released four albums in rapid succession from 2012 to 2013, with Ghost Light marking the first physical release through Hypnotic Dirge Records.
Galamakor is a French progressive and technical death metal project formed in 2023, whose debut EP Octopoïd Whispers delivers seven tracks of intricate, composition-driven extreme metal. Track titles like Systemic Nightmare of the Conqueror and Abyssal Decomposition reflect their ambitious approach to progressive death metal.
Galanthus is a black metal project from Calais in northern France, formed in 2017, channeling dark, atmospheric intensity from the windswept coast of the Pas-de-Calais. Their sound draws on the bleak, cold aesthetics of European black metal.
Galar is a black/doom/death metal project from Ireland, active since 2010 and merging three extreme metal genres into a single devastating sonic force. The project explores the darkest intersections of black, doom, and death metal.
Elizabeth, New Jersey's Galare have been practicing austere, uncompromising black metal since 2015 — cold, stripped-back, and indifferent to trends.
Galathea is a symphonic power metal band from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2021 and weaving orchestral grandeur with powerful metal songwriting. The project merges bombastic arrangements with soaring vocal performances.
Bartlesville, Oklahoma's Galaxia blend electronic textures into their progressive metal framework, a combination that sets them apart from the genre's more conventional end. Formed in 2019.
Memphis, Tennessee's Galaxicon have built a catalog of sludge and doom metal since 2011, drawing on the South's tradition of slow, heavy, and dread-soaked music.
Galaxis is a progressive metal project from Zlatitsa, Bulgaria, formed in 2022, exploring cosmic and philosophical themes through psychedelic-inflected prog metal. Their releases include Compressed to the Point of Human, Potential Renaissance, and Hello from the Future.
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