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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Grabunhold is a black metal project from Dortmund, Germany, formed in 2017, whose name roughly translates to "grave monster." The project channels raw, graveyard-themed black metal from the Ruhr Valley.
Gracefallen is a black/gothic metal act from Herk-de-Stad, Belgium, formed in 2012, melding the atmospheric darkness of black metal with gothic melodic sensibilities. Their music bridges aggression and melancholy in the tradition of Belgian dark metal.
Graffias is a melodic black metal band from Murmansk in Arctic Russia, active since 2008 and channeling the extreme cold and darkness of the Kola Peninsula through nearly two decades of melodic black metal. The project's name references the star Beta Scorpii.
Grafir is a punk/black metal band from Reykjavík, Iceland, active since 2015 and fusing the raw energy of punk with the atmospheric intensity of Icelandic black metal. The project bridges underground punk traditions with Nordic black metal aesthetics.
Utrecht-based black metal quintet blending second-wave aggression with punk, crust, and folk influences, all delivered in their native Dutch tongue. Self-described practitioners of 'Primitieve Nederlandstalige Necrorock,' their albums like 'De Zoute Kwel' and 'De Tyfus, De Teerling' have made them flagbearers of the Utrecht underground scene.
Grafnár is a blackened grindcore and metalcore band from Reykjavík, Iceland, active since 2019 and blending blackened aggression with the chaotic velocity of grindcore and metalcore breakdowns. The project operates at the extreme fringes of Iceland's metal scene.
Grafskymf is a black metal band from Värmland, Sweden, active since 2020 and channeling the dark forests of central Sweden through atmospheric black metal. The project draws from Scandinavia's rich black metal tradition.
Graftage is an experimental death/black metal band from the Varese/Malpensa area, active since 2013. They push death and black metal into experimental territory from the Lombard pre-Alpine region.
Grafvitnir is a melodic black metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, active since 2019 and named after the serpent from Norse mythology that gnaws at Yggdrasil. The project channels melodic intensity through atmospheric black metal.
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