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Vantaa, FI · 2010–present · active
Gorephilia is a death metal band from Vantaa, Finland, founded in 2006 and among the most recognized acts in the Finnish death metal revival, with albums including Embodiment of Death, Severed Monolith, and In the Eye of Nothing. They have also released a split with Danish death metal legends Undergang, cementing their status in the international underground.
Duisburg, DE · 2012–present · active
Goreputation is a brutal death metal band from Duisburg, Germany, formed in 2012, delivering slam-inflected brutal death metal from the Ruhr Valley industrial city. The band has built over a decade of crushing brutality in the North Rhine-Westphalia scene.
Kopřivnice, CZ · 2020–present · active
Gorequisitor is a prolific one-person extreme metal project from the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic, active since 2020, blending death metal, black metal, and grindcore in a DIY home-recording approach. Their rapidly growing catalog includes Totentanz (2020), Rapeproduction (2023), Habeas Corpus Ad Inferis (2023), and Feasting on Purity (2025).
London, GB · 2025–present · active
Gorerotted is a grindcore/death metal band from London and Norwich, formed in 2025. They deliver visceral, grinding death metal from the English underground.
Rothrist, CH · 2023–present · active
Goreshower is a brutal death metal four-piece from Rothrist, Switzerland, formed in 2019, whose 2023 demo packs five tracks into fourteen minutes of crushing, programmed-drum-driven brutality mixed and mastered by Insidious Soundlab. The demo features a guest vocal appearance from Marvin of Pusboil.
Ivanteyevka, RU · 2023–present · active
Goresleeps is a gothic/doom/death metal band from Ivanteyevka near Moscow, Russia, formed in 2023 and weaving dark romanticism into crushing doom and death metal. The project merges gothic atmospherics with extreme metal heaviness.
Helsinki, FI · 2015–present · active
Goresoaked is a death metal band from Helsinki, Finland, active since 2015, delivering gore-drenched extreme metal in the tradition of Finland's rich death metal heritage. Their sound channels the murky, oppressive heaviness that has defined Finnish death metal for decades.
Tallinn, EE · 2007–present · active
Goresoerd is a death metal, grindcore, and groove metal band from Tallinn, Estonia, active since 2007, evolving from early deathgrind into a heavier death/groove sound. The band has nearly two decades of extreme metal history in the Estonian underground.
Merceuil, FR · 2025–present · active
Gorestench is a brutal death metal act from Merceuil in the Burgundy region of France, emerging in 2025 with a punishing approach to extremity. The project channels the guttural, blast-driven traditions of the brutal death metal underground.

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