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Named for the fearsome medieval Gaelic-Norse mercenary warriors, Texas's Gallóglaigh arrived in 2025 with a black metal ferocity that lives up to the legacy. Still in their earliest chapter, they signal ambition in both name and sound.
Galpedar is a black metal project from Reggio Emilia, formed in 2020. They deliver atmospheric black metal from the Emilia-Romagna region.
Galskap is a German black metal band based in Berlin, active since 2003, with a catalog spanning Erstschlag, Manifest der Verdammnis, and Kleriker des Wahnsinns. The band has maintained over two decades of consistent black metal output from the German capital.
Galvauder is a black metal project from Paris, France, formed in 2021, exploring the darker corners of the French black metal tradition. Their sound channels the atmospheric and aggressive tendencies that have defined Parisian black metal.
Galvão is a post-black metal project from Évora, Portugal, active since 2021 and crafting atmospheric, expansive black metal from this ancient Alentejo city. The project blends post-metal's dynamic scope with black metal's intensity.
Boston's Gamaliel tear through black and speed metal with a reckless, fire-and-brimstone energy that fits the city's long history of aggressive underground acts. Since 2016 they've been among the more ferocious presences in the Massachusetts extreme metal scene.
Gambanteinn is a black metal band from Turku, Finland, active since 2010, describing their sound as 'Wrathful Thursian Black Metal.' Their debut Nielevä Pimeys (2014) was written and performed by Þjazi with guitars by J. Riihimäki, channeling Nordic fury through five tracks of fierce, mythologically rooted black metal.
Gandferd is a black metal project from the Vestfold og Telemark region, formed in 2022. They deliver black metal from southeastern Norway.
Gandr is a raw black metal project from Lappeenranta, Finland, formed in 2018, delivering stripped-down, lo-fi black metal with an unpolished and primal aesthetic. Their sound embraces the most abrasive and minimalist tendencies of the raw black metal underground.
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