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Ad Astra (2025)
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Bozeman, Montana's Galvanist are one of the more unusual things growing out of Big Sky Country — an experimental doom/death outfit that treats genre boundaries as suggestions rather than rules. Formed in 2022, they push dissonance and heaviness into genuinely strange configurations.
Gardenjia is an experimental black metal project from Brindisi in Puglia, active since 2011, having evolved from earlier djent/experimental origins. Their stylistic transformation reflects a deepening commitment to extreme metal from southern Italy.
Los Angeles experimental outfit GASP has been pushing at the edges of sludge metal and hardcore since 2009, folding in noise, feedback, and abrasive texture until the genre lines dissolve entirely. Their music is confrontational and unpredictable, shaped by LA's eclectic and uncompromising DIY underground.
Gegenentwurf is an experimental black metal project from Traunstein, Germany, formed in 2023, whose name translates to "counter-design" or "alternative concept." The project pushes against black metal conventions from the Alpine foothills of Upper Bavaria.
Los Angeles's Genital Shame approach experimental black metal from an oblique angle, founded in 2022 with a sound that courts discomfort as much as aggression. Provocative in name and in practice.
The former Queensrÿche frontman Geoff Tate has pursued an independent path out of Seattle since 2016, exploring experimental and hard rock territory far removed from progressive metal's rigid structures. His catalog is the work of a vocalist still searching for new shapes.
Ghost is an experimental project from Bourg-en-Bresse, France, formed in 2013, blending black metal, doom, and experimental elements into an unorthodox sonic palette. Their approach defies easy categorization, drawing from multiple extreme genres.
Ghost:Whale is a Brussels-based experimental doom trio built around the unusual lineup of two bass guitars, drums, and samples, with no traditional guitar. Their 2024 double album Dive:Two spans two hours of hypnotic, cosmic doom, recorded at Riverside Studio in Hampteau and co-released by labels across Europe and North America.
Baltimore's Ghoul have been terrorizing the Maryland thrash underground since 2000, building a catalog of no-frills speed and aggression that keeps faith with the genre's blue-collar roots. A veteran outfit in a scene that respects longevity.
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