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Ride the Flatline (feat. Jami Morgan & Code Orange) (2024)
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Evidence (2023)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Greyblack is a black metal project from Ioannina in northwestern Greece, formed in 2014. They deliver atmospheric black metal from the Epirus capital, a city increasingly recognized for its underground metal output.
Grief of Destruction is a black/thrash metal and metalcore band from Nuremberg, Germany, formed in 2013, fusing black metal tremolo riffs with thrash speed and metalcore breakdowns. The band delivers a three-pronged extreme metal attack from Franconia.
Atmospheric black metal project from Ukraine's Zakarpattia Oblast formed in 2025, channeling the brooding beauty of the Carpathian mountains through expansive sonic landscapes. Their sound bridges raw intensity with contemplative atmosphere.
Griefrain is a black metal band from Saint Petersburg, Russia, active since 2012 and channeling over a decade of sorrowful, atmospheric black metal from Russia's northern capital. The project blends grief and aggression.
Brutal Slam / Brutal Death Metal from Texas/Nevada.
Frigid Black Metal from San Antonio.
Portland's Grieven arrived in 2024 with a sound that bridges atmospheric post-black metal and hardcore's confrontational energy — introspective one moment and violently direct the next. It's a tension that feels native to the city and to the band.
Griffon is a melodic black metal band from Paris, France, formed in 2013. They bring melodic precision to black metal from the French capital, weaving intricate guitar work through atmospheric extremity.
Grifla da la Secta is a Danish black metal project formed in 2018, channeling sectarian darkness through raw black metal. The project operates in the underground reaches of the Danish black metal scene.
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