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Infinite Terror (2024)
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With Fang and Claw (2025)
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Drowned in my Loneliness (2008)
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Goatess is a doom/stoner metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, active since 2014 and delivering thick slabs of doom mixed with hard rocking bangers and dreamy space jams on Svart Records. Their album Blood and Wine (2019) showcases engaging riffs, groovy drumming, and excellent vocals.
Goatizm is a stoner/groove metal band from Deest in Gelderland, formed in 2024. They deliver heavy, groove-driven stoner metal from the eastern Dutch river country.
Goatschlager is a stoner/doom metal band from Ballymena in Northern Ireland, formed in 2016. They deliver heavy, groove-laden stoner doom from the County Antrim town.
Goatsmoker is a stoner/doom metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2022, dealing in heavy, fuzz-laden doom grooves from the Danish capital. The band brings slow-burning, riff-worshipping heaviness to the Copenhagen scene.
God Forsaken is an old-school death-doom metal band from Ylistaro, Finland, formed in the early 1990s, with a lineup of Mika Hankaniemi on vocals, Hannu Kujanen on guitars, Jani Koskela on bass, and Juha Pohto on drums. Their nine-release catalog spanning decades includes Dismal Gleams of Desolation and Electric Release, rooted firmly in the Finnish death-doom tradition.
Godbleed is a post-stoner outfit from Nevers, France, blending stoner doom, progressive rock, and sludge into sprawling compositions since 2013. Their releases include the debut EP Aries, the follow-up 7 (2018), and Fair Winds and Following Seas (2023), with tracks often stretching past nine minutes in length.
Godless Descent is a five-piece stoner metal band from Valais, Switzerland, established in 2012 and featuring vocalist Christian Schnidrig alongside two guitarists, bass, and drums. After years of experimentation they settled on stoner metal as their core style, releasing the seven-track debut full-length Hazy Path of Doom in 2023.
Godless Suns is a doom/stoner metal band from London, formed in 2022. They channel heavy, riff-driven doom and stoner metal from the British capital's endlessly productive underground.
Godsleep is a stoner metal/rock band from Athens, formed in 2015. They deliver heavy, riff-driven stoner metal from the Greek capital.
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