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Gedanken toten Lebens is an atmospheric black metal project from Germany, formed in 2015, whose German name translates roughly to "Thoughts of Dead Life." The project channels melancholic, nature-themed atmospheric black metal in the German-language tradition.
Geisterfels is a French medieval atmospheric black metal project formed in 2017 by Nebel, Aldébaran, and Aharon, whose debut La Névrose de la Pierre tells the story of a 19th-century French poet's journey through the Rhine and Mosel valleys. The concept album draws parallels between castle ruins and mental collapse across eight tracks of historically grounded black metal.
Gen Aether is a Berlin-based atmospheric black metal and crust duo, formed in 2017, featuring LLL on guitars/bass/vocals and f. on drums. Their 2017 split with Swedish death-crust act Obscest was released on tape through Cirsium Kollektivet, blending atmospheric black metal textures with punk-inflected aggression.
Gespinst is an atmospheric black metal solo project from Bad Schussenried, Germany, formed in 2021 by A.A.S., who also leads the internationally acclaimed funeral doom band The Cold View. Releases include Das Leben Ist Den Tod Nicht Wert, Heimwarts, and Refugium, channeling forest-themed atmospheric darkness.
Against the vast, sun-scorched backdrop of Phoenix, Ghost Horizon have been conjuring atmospheric black metal since 2016 — sprawling compositions where frozen tremolo riffs and cavernous drums evoke desolate desert horizons rather than Scandinavian snowfields.
Seattle's Ghuuliathe have been crafting atmospheric black metal of unusual depth and isolation since 2015 — long-form compositions where Pacific Northwest rain and gloom seep into every passage, producing something cosmically bleak and hypnotically cold.
Glacies Draconis was a Death/Black/Doom Metal project from Brazil, founded in January 2022 by Marcos, with Despair handling vocals and lyrics and Lexibyss contributing guitars. The project released the track "Velado por Corvos" in May 2022 and the release "Labirinto de Espelhos" before disbanding. Their material blended atmospheric black metal with doom and death metal elements.
Glaciar is an atmospheric black metal project from Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, formed in 2014, channeling vast, glacial soundscapes through layered black metal. The project takes its name from the elemental power of moving ice, reflecting its slow-building, expansive approach.
Gladium Regis is an epic/atmospheric black metal and dungeon synth project from Chieti in Abruzzo, formed in 2020. Their Latin name — meaning 'sword of the king' — signals the medieval grandeur of their atmospheric black metal.
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