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London, England, GB · 1978–present · active
Girlschool are a London heavy metal band and one of the longest-running all-female groups in hard rock history. Emerging from the earlier band Painted Lady and becoming Girlschool in 1978, they arrived during the New Wave of British Heavy Metal with a raw, no-nonsense sound that connected punk energy to hard rock riffing. Demolition, Hit and Run, Screaming Blue Murder, and Play Dirty established their classic era, while their friendship and collaborations with Motorhead, including the St. Valentine's Day Massacre EP, made their place in British metal culture unmistakable. Girlschool fit metal scope directly through NWOBHM, heavy metal, and hard rock, with a legacy that opened space for women in scenes where they were often treated as exceptions. Their music works because it is direct: driving riffs, gang vocals, tough rhythms, and songs that value impact over excess. Lineup changes and industry shifts never erased the band's identity. Girlschool's endurance matters, but the songs matter first. They sound like a working rock band with grit, humor, and enough bite to make their influence feel earned rather than symbolic.
Beveren, BE · 2016–present · active
Gitaron is a heavy metal act from Beveren, Belgium, whose 2016 triple album You Own the World spans sixteen tracks of classic heavy metal and hard rock with medieval and Arthurian themes running through songs like Camelot Rising, Excalibur, and We're Knights. The album was self-recorded at the band's own Gitaron Studio.
DE · 2018–present · active
Gitrog is a German atmospheric black metal solo project by Schemen, formed in 2018, whose debut Spectral Heraldry (2018) was released on 100 hand-numbered cassettes through Worship Tapes. The album blends melancholic black metal with clear vocals reminiscent of 1980s goth rock, using cover art sourced from Rodolphe Bresdin's 1854 work The Comedy of Death.
IT · 2010–present · active
Giuda is a thrash metal/crossover/crust punk band from Italy, active since 2010. They deliver aggressive crossover thrash with crust punk energy.
Terni, IT · 2020–present · active
Giulio Rossi is a heavy metal solo artist from Terni in Umbria, active since 2020. He delivers classic heavy metal from the industrial city in central Italy.
Arzignano, IT · 2020–present · active
Giuseppe Zaupa is a progressive metal solo artist from Arzignano in the Vicenza province, active since 2020. He channels technically sophisticated progressive metal from the Veneto region.
Rimini, IT · 2016–present · active
Give Up the Ghost is a symphonic/melodic death metal band from Rimini on the Adriatic coast, formed in 2016. They blend symphonic orchestration with melodic death metal from the Romagna beach city.
Ílhavo, PT · 2022–present · active
Gizzah is a stoner/doom metal band from Ílhavo, Portugal, active since 2022 and delivering heavy, fuzz-laden riffs from the Atlantic coast. The project channels the crushing weight of doom through a stoner metal haze.
Baden-Württemberg, DE · active
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