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Kaliningrad-based sludge and stoner metal outfit formed in 2015, delivering low-tuned heaviness from Russia's Baltic exclave. Their fuzz-drenched sound channels the hypnotic repetition and crushing weight central to the sludge and stoner traditions.
Ghathanothoa is a sludge/doom metal band from Turin, formed in 2016. Named after the Lovecraftian deity whose visage petrifies all who behold it, they deliver crushing sludge doom from the Piedmontese capital.
Ghede is a sludge metal band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2011, named after the voodoo spirits of death in Haitian tradition. The band has maintained over a decade of oppressive sludge from the Catalan capital.
Ghold is a doom/sludge/avant-garde metal and noise rock band from London, active since 2012. They push the boundaries of doom and sludge metal into avant-garde and noise rock territory from the British capital.
Ghost Empire is a sludge/doom metal band from the Prato/Florence area of Tuscany, formed in 2014. They deliver crushing sludge and doom from the Tuscan heartland.
Ghost of Wem is a sludge metal band from the Freiburg/Karlsruhe area in southwestern Germany, formed in 2011, with a catalog of split LPs including collaborations with Golden Gorilla and Shadow of the Torturer. The band channels massive, distorted sludge riffing from the Baden-Wurttemberg region.
Gigafauna is a progressive sludge metal band from Uppsala, Sweden, active since 2018 and crafting ambitious, dynamic sludge from this historic university city. The project pushes sludge metal into progressive territory.
Giganto is a stoner/sludge/doom metal band from Madrid, Spain, formed in 2010, delivering massive, fuzz-drenched heaviness from the Spanish capital. The band has built over fifteen years of monolithic riffing.
Ginevra is a sludge/stoner metal band from Pisa, formed in 2014. They deliver heavy, fuzz-laden stoner sludge from the famous Tuscan tower city.
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