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Grim Skoll is an ambient/pagan black metal project from Poland, formed in 2017. They blend dark ambient with pagan black metal from the Polish underground.
Grim Tormentor is a black/doom metal band from Swansea, Wales, formed in 2018. They merge black metal hostility with doom weight from the South Welsh coast.
Grimace Gall is a death/black/doom metal band from Rome, formed in 2020. They merge three extreme subgenres from the Italian capital.
Grimah is a nihilistic black metal trio from Cuenca, Spain, formed in 2017 by Ludwigar, Al-Wars, and Maars, exploring existential dread and the void through vicious vocal barks and extended compositions. Their debut Intricacies of Bowed Wisdom was mastered by Magnus Devo Andersson in Sweden, and listeners frequently compare their sound to Polish stalwarts Mgła.
Grimblade is a heavy/black metal band from Munster, Germany, formed in 2012, blending classic heavy metal foundations with black metal intensity. The band operates at the intersection of two contrasting metal traditions.
Grimcult is a black metal band from Tychy, Poland, formed in 2020 and channeling the darkness of Polish black metal from this Upper Silesian industrial city. The project draws from Poland's deep well of black metal tradition.
Grimdar is a raw black metal project from Tradate in the Varese province of Lombardy, formed in 2017. They deliver lo-fi black metal from the pre-Alpine plains.
Grimfaug is a Belgian black metal project from the Houtland region, active since 2002, with a catalog including Rex Draconis, Blood Upon the Face of Creation, and Defloration of Life's Essence. They also released a collaborative work with Portuguese project Onirik covering the years 2014 to 2016.
Grimforst were a Carinthian black metal band active from 2003 to 2013, beginning as a solo project under Greif before expanding to a full lineup for the recording of their first LP Jagdgesang, which was released in 2011 via Cursed Records. Their final album Friede herrscht, wo nichts mehr lebt (2012) bridged black metal with rock elements, and their themes centered on nature, war, and anti-religious sentiment.
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