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Frisian death metal trio formed in 2017 by members of Miasma of Guilt and Burial Remains, crafting dark and doomy death metal inspired by Finland's old-school scene and Incantation's cavernous depths. Their 2020 album 'Perished in Torment' on Xtreem Music established them as a formidable force in the Dutch underground.
Grimace Gall is a death/black/doom metal band from Rome, formed in 2020. They merge three extreme subgenres from the Italian capital.
Grimentity is a Belarusian deathgrind four-piece from Minsk, formed in 2018, whose music is described as an "extremely aggressive mixture of metal and grind." Their 2022 debut full-length DSM-5: The New Chapter explores psychological disturbance through conceptual storytelling, following earlier releases The Power of Broken (2018) and To Perfection (2020).
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.
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.
Grimlet is a death/progressive metal band from Figueira da Foz, Portugal, crafting technical compositions since 2004. Two decades of activity have honed their intricate approach to extreme metal.
Grimmer is a death metal and metalcore band from Czechowice-Dziedzice, Poland, active since 2016 and fusing death metal heaviness with metalcore's dynamic energy. The project emerges from the southern Silesian metalworking region.
A brand-new death metal act from Stainach in the Styrian Alps, Grimming formed in 2024 and quickly signed to Napalm Records after their debut track Lindwurm racked up 100,000 views in spring 2025 and drew attention to their fusion of technical death metal with local alpine legends and folklore. Their follow-up single Wüdschitz, themed around Styrian poaching traditions, deepened this regional mythological focus.
Grimmthurs is a blackened death/thrash metal band from Odense, Denmark, formed in 2007, combining three extreme metal subgenres into a ferocious, multi-pronged attack. The band has built nearly two decades of activity, named after the Norse frost giants.
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