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Infinite Terror (2024)
Featured Doom Metal Album
With Fang and Claw (2025)
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Featured Metalcore Album
Drowned in my Loneliness (2008)
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Grimorio is a gothic/heavy metal band from Catania, Sicily, formed in 2025. Their Italian name — meaning 'grimoire' or spell book — signals the occult atmosphere of their gothic metal from the foot of Mount Etna.
Grimskull is a heavy metal band from Alfoten/Bremanger on the far western Norwegian coast, active since 2012. They deliver heavy metal from one of Norway's most remote coastal communities.
Grizzly is a heavy metal band from Prague, Czech Republic, formed in 2004, delivering traditional heavy metal with over two decades of presence in the Czech scene. The band brings classic metal riffing and songwriting to Prague's diverse metal landscape.
Grock is a heavy metal and hard rock band from Bilina, Czech Republic, formed in 2021, working in the tradition of classic hard rock-inflected heavy metal. The band brings a straightforward, riff-driven approach to the Czech metal scene.
Grotium is a heavy/thrash metal band from Sliema, Malta, formed in 2018. They deliver classic thrash and heavy metal from the small Mediterranean island.
Ground Zero is a NWOBHM/heavy metal band from Norwich, formed in 2022. They channel the spirit of classic British heavy metal from the Norfolk capital.
Growing Titans is a Portuguese heavy/progressive metal band formed in 2015. They combine the grandeur of traditional heavy metal with progressive complexity.
Gruft is a heavy metal band from Buhl in Baden, Germany, formed in 2016, whose name means "crypt" or "vault" in German. The band delivers classic heavy metal from the southwestern German countryside.
Gryph is a heavy/groove metal band from Rostock on Germany's Baltic coast, formed in 2015, blending traditional heavy metal with groove-laden riffing. The band brings heavyweight metal to the Mecklenburg seaport.
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