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Simi Valley's Gilted Woods summon a black metal atmosphere rooted in woodland imagery and cold desolation, working in the second-wave tradition with a distinctly California-suburban sense of isolation. Formed in 2015, they find darkness in the sun-baked edges of suburban sprawl.
Gimbatul is a German black metal solo project from Ulm, created by Dagalur, whose releases include Dornenwald and When Silence Devours the Light. The project draws its name from Tolkien's Black Speech, channeling atmospheric darkness through a single creative vision.
Portland, Oregon's Gimp attack from 2017 with a blackened thrash approach that's all speed, spite, and stripped-back ferocity. They weld the misanthropic spirit of black metal onto thrash's most violent impulses without ceremony or compromise.
Ginnungagap is a black metal and ambient project from Portugal, active since 2017 and named after the primordial void of Norse mythology. The project channels cosmic emptiness through atmospheric black metal and ambient textures.
Gion Enitelav is a one-man black metal project from Bahia, Brazil, created by a single musician working with guitar, bass, drum machine, and minimal home recording tools. The project has released several recordings including the demo "Heōsphoros," the album "Erebus," and "Waves of Pain." Its raw, DIY aesthetic is central to the project's identity.
Girders is a symphonic black/death metal project from Scotland, formed in 2017. They pair orchestral symphonic elements with the aggression of both black and death metal from north of the border.
Lafayette, Louisiana's Girra draw from both black metal's cold fire and doom's glacial tempos, creating music that feels rooted in the murky, swampy darkness of their Gulf Coast home. Formed in 2015, they merge northern grimness with southern rot.
Philadelphia's Girsu — named for an ancient Sumerian city — approach progressive black metal with a conceptual depth that matches the civilizational weight of their inspiration. Since 2021, they've been mapping interior and historical darkness simultaneously.
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.
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