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Ghoul'Art is a one-person death metal project from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, formed in 2024 by a solo musician who handles all vocals, guitars, bass, and drums. The project released its debut EP "Black Lodge" in July 2024 through Dead Icon Productions, drawing its lyrical concept from the TV series Twin Peaks and delivering old-school death metal in the vein of the Swedish HM2 guitar tone. Themes of blasphemy, horror, and supernatural events define the project's sound.
Goatpenis was a war metal band from Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil, originally formed in 1991 and known for a brutal sound rooted in black and death metal with themes of anti-humanity, war, and chaos. Over a career spanning more than three decades, the band released albums including "Inhumanization" (2004), "Biochemterrorism" (2010), and "Apocalypse War" (2016) before ceasing all activities in 2024 following the death of member Virrugus Apocalli.
Godagainst are a death metal band from Santiago, Chile, formed in 2006 by guitarist José Luis González, playing technically demanding death metal with anti-religious lyrical themes. The band released "Supreme Khalkulus of Tribulation" (2011) and "Summoning Chaotic Annihilation" (2019) through Australis Records, with the latter further developing the band's dense, fast-paced approach honed over more than a decade on the Chilean extreme metal circuit.
Godhum is a death metal band from Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil, formed in 2010. The band's lineup includes André "The Hammer" on guitars and vocals, Ankh on guitars, Luiz Magrão on bass, and Fabrício Roder on drums, and they released their debut EP "Hegemony" in October 2010.
Godtoth is a black/death metal band from Fortaleza, Ceará, formed in 2013 as a project involving members of established Brazilian acts including Omfalos, Facada, and Monge. The band's debut album, Satanic Holocaust, was released in July 2013 and recorded at Less Than Zero Studio, featuring a lineup credited under pseudonyms including Z. Misanthrope on vocals and D.D. Loco on drums.
Goecia is a black/death metal band from Rancagua, O'Higgins, Chile. Their 2020 release "Luxel" was distributed through Black Legion, marking one of their earliest documented recordings in the Chilean underground.
Gorecult were a death metal band from the Buenos Aires area of Argentina who released the demo "Blood Retribution" in 2007 and the self-released EP "Murder Notes" on January 12, 2009. The EP featured tracks including "Vomit to Death," "Blood Retribution," "Dismembered Alive," and "Behold the Art of Gore," with a brutal, guttural approach drawing comparisons to Cannibal Corpse. The band's lineup included Fernando Mustafa on vocals, Fernando Martinez and Matías Cateura on guitars, Nekroangel on drums, and Lagarto on bass.
Gorempire is a death metal and grindcore band from Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, active since the early 2000s and known for gore and war-themed material. The band released Symposium of Sickness in 2004, recorded at Studio 312 in Cuiabá, and followed it with Bloodfeast in 2009, produced by Rodrigo Lopes at Studio Riff in the same city.
Goya is a solo death metal and grindcore project based in Avellaneda, Argentina, operating across genres including slam and brutal death. The project released the demo "La gran mentira" on December 17, 2022, a six-track release composed, recorded, and mastered between April and December of that year, with production handled under the handle @xnchrst. The concise, under-eight-minute runtime and numerically titled tracks reflect a stripped-down, high-intensity approach to the death-grind format.
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