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Glote is a crossover thrash band from Santos, São Paulo, formed in 2023, with a lineup of Felipe Gameiro on vocals, Bruno Cabaleiro on guitars, Muxu on bass, and Lucas Santos on drums. Their debut EP The Lost Years (2023), recorded at Estúdio Warzone in Santos, collects five tracks written between 2019 and 2022 during the COVID-19 pandemic. The release tackles Brazilian social issues including police violence, the precarious health system, and the rise of fascism, firmly in the tradition of politically charged crossover thrash.
Gnose is a thrash/hardcore band from Betim, Minas Gerais, founded in 2021 by guitarist and vocalist Gustavo Ferreira. The band released the EP Anarco Politicismo in 2022 and the full-length Manifesto Periférico in 2024, both addressing themes of state violence, hypocrisy, and societal injustice. Their confrontational approach aligns them with the politically engaged wing of Brazilian crossover hardcore.
Goat Command were a black/thrash metal band from Constitución, Maule, Chile, active from 2010 to 2014 and released through the underground label Headbanging on the Pentagram. The band drew on the violent, chaotic energy typical of South American black/thrash, with lyrical themes centered on blood, violence, and rage.
Goat Kommander was a death/black metal band from São Paulo, active from 2021 until their split-up. They released two recordings: Bestial Torment (April 2021), a five-track slab of chaotic black/death thrash, and Warfare Dynasty (February 2024). Their themes centred on satanism, blasphemy, and nihilism in the tradition of Brazilian bestial metal.
Goat Lord is a black metal band from Cachoeirinha, Rio Grande do Sul, whose formation date remains undocumented. Their only known recording is the thirteen-track demo In Septem Abruptus Imperations Tenebrae, captured in 1997, which places them within the raw, underground Brazilian black metal scene of that era. The band is independent and has released no material through major labels or distribution channels.
Goat Prayers is a melodic black metal band from Sorocaba, São Paulo, with roots stretching back to 1992 under the name Hell Desecrater before adopting their current name around 1994. After decades in the Brazilian underground — including splits with Dethroned Christ (1997) and Lost Graveyard (2004) — the band released their long-awaited debut full-length Awake in the Mystic Landscape in October 2022 via Hammer of Damnation. Their sound incorporates organs, synths, and flutes alongside black metal aggression, with themes of blasphemy and satanism.
Goaten is a traditional heavy metal band from the Vale do Sinos region of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, formed in 2019 by guitarist Daniel Limas, bassist and vocalist Francis Lima, and drummer Rafael DrinkWine. Drawing from 1980s influences such as Judas Priest and King Diamond, the trio released their debut EP "The Following" in 2020 and followed it with the full-length "Midnight Conjuring" in November 2023 through Cianeto Discos.
Goatmantra is a sludge and stoner metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, active since 2013. Their self-titled debut album, recorded at Fábrica de Sonhos studio in São Paulo and released in March 2013, features eight tracks of heavy, riff-driven stoner doom described as packed with sludgy guitar work and hallucinogenic atmosphere.
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.
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