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Proof (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Conquer (feat. Josh Mowery of Catch Your Breath) (2025)
05/21 @ 170 Russell, Melbourne
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Evidence (2023)
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Salinas, California's Gnashing of Teeth have spent over a decade honing a brutal death metal attack built for maximum physical impact. Their music is dense, punishing, and utterly indifferent to comfort.
Denver's Gnaul operate at the collision point of black and death metal, conjuring a sound as harsh as the Rocky Mountain winter. Formed in 2024, they waste no time establishing a dark, corrosive presence.
Cincinnati's Gnawing Void mine the blackened death corridor for something hollow and persistent — riffs that don't just hit but linger. Formed in 2024, they've embraced bleakness as both aesthetic and architecture.
Miami's Gnosis draw from the occult undercurrents of black/death metal, sculpting music that feels ritualistic and deliberately obscure. Since 2018, they've operated at the darker fringes of the Florida underground.
Amherst's Gnosis strip black metal down to its most abrasive, unvarnished core — raw production, cold atmosphere, and no concessions to accessibility. Formed in 2018, they belong firmly to the lo-fi, adversarial wing of the underground.
San Antonio's Goat Bong have been in the business of slow, heavy, and hazy stoner metal since 2012. Their riffs move like thick smoke through a dive bar — unhurried, oppressive, and entirely at home.
New York's Goat Penis occupy the furthest extreme of slam and brutal death, compressing deathcore breakdowns, gutturals, and grind-adjacent blasting into one relentless assault. Formed in 2022, they wear their ugliness as a badge of honor.
New Jersey's Goat Piss deal in blackened death metal with a distinctly caustic personality — venomous, lo-fi, and deeply unconcerned with polish. Since 2021, they've channeled pure contempt into a reliably ferocious output.
Utah's Goat Surgeon have been practicing a methodical strain of death metal since 2017, dissecting their subject matter with surgical precision and zero mercy. Their craft rewards listeners who can stomach the procedure.
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