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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.
Grimgrave is a melodic black/death metal project from Poland, formed in 2024 and blending melodic sensibilities with the ferocity of black and death metal. The project channels dual-genre aggression through its extreme metal framework.
Grimheart is a black metal project from Essen, Germany, formed in 2017, channeling cold, dark black metal from the Ruhr Valley. The project operates in the raw, uncompromising end of the German black metal underground.
Grimhowl Grave is a death/black metal band from Clermont-Ferrand in central France, formed in 2016. They merge death and black metal traditions from the volcanic Auvergne capital.
Grimlair is a black metal project from Poitiers, France, active since 2002. Over two decades from the historic Poitevin city, they have maintained a dedication to black metal in the French underground.
Grimlord is a black metal project from Grenoble in the French Alps, active since 2007. They channel mountain-cold black metal from the alpine city surrounded by the Chartreuse, Vercors, and Belledonne ranges.
Grimm is a black metal band from Kuusamo in northeastern Finland, formed in 2014, channeling the frozen isolation and vast wilderness of their Arctic homeland. Their sound reflects the raw, atmospheric strain of Finnish black metal shaped by extreme northern landscapes.
Grimmferd is a black metal project from Norway, formed in 2025. They deliver raw black metal from the Norwegian underground.
Grimmind is a raw black metal project from Germany, formed in 2018, delivering stripped-down, lo-fi black metal with maximum intensity. The project channels pure aggression through intentionally primitive production.
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