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Gravsorg is a black metal act from Aarhus, Denmark, formed in 2020, whose name combines the Danish words for "grave" and "sorrow." The project channels mournful, bleak black metal from Jutland.
Gravstenad is a black metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, active since 2017 and channeling raw, atmospheric black metal from the Swedish capital. The project draws from Scandinavia's deep black metal tradition.
Grawdeth is a melodic black metal band from Älvdalen, Sweden, active since 2020 and forging melodic extremity from one of the most remote communities in the Dalarna region. The project channels the isolation of its setting.
Greasy Spoon is a black/death metal band from Stockholm and Färgelanda, Sweden, formed in 2024 and merging black and death metal from two Swedish locations. The project delivers fierce extremity.
Pagan black metal act from Nizhyn formed in 2022, infusing black metal's raw aggression with themes rooted in pre-Christian Slavic traditions. Their approach connects extreme metal's intensity to ancient cultural heritage.
Washington State's Great Spirit have been crafting raw, atmospheric black metal since 2015, drawing on the brooding mysticism of the Pacific Northwest to sculpt something cold and elemental. Their music feels less performed than summoned from the forest itself.
Great Vast Forest is a black metal band from Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil, founded by Surgath in 1994 and one of the earliest acts in the Brazilian black metal underground. Describing their sound as "Barbarian Black Metal" — aggressive and cold yet melodic — the band released their debut album "Battletales and Songs of Steel" in 2002, followed by "From the Dark Times to the Black Metal Legions" in 2017.
Green Entities is a black metal project from Gothenburg, formed in 2024. They deliver black metal from the Swedish city most famous for its death metal tradition.
Green Man is an atmospheric black metal project from the Veneto region, formed in 2017. Named after the foliate-faced figure of European mythology, they channel nature-themed atmospheric black metal from northeastern Italy.
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