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Gagarin is a sludge/doom/post-metal band from Ponferrada, Spain, formed in 2013, named after the first human in space. The band channels cosmic heaviness through dense, atmospheric sludge and doom from the Leon province of Castile.
Gallowhead is a three-piece heavy band from Feldkirch in westernmost Austria, dealing in rumbling sludge and post-metal built on distorted bass, grooved-out rhythms, and a mix of shouts and growls. They have released four records including the self-titled debut, Karōshi, and Comfort in Discomfort (2024), with album titles probing psychological weight and existential burnout.
Louisville, Kentucky's Gardens of Grey is a freshly formed project threading together doom, death, and post-metal into something mournful and expansive. Active since 2024, they reflect Louisville's long tradition of heavy, emotionally dense underground music.
Garganjua is a doom/post-metal band from Leicester, formed in 2014. They craft expansive, dynamically charged post-metal and doom from the East Midlands city.
Gates of Bethulia is a six-piece blackened post-metal band from Lyon, France, founded in 2022, featuring dual vocalists Bea Dedoni and Magali Nitschelm alongside dual guitarists Tom Louis and Jacques Chalas. Their release Chaos channels the atmospheric intensity of post-metal through a blackened lens.
New York's Gauze Trail work in post-metal's long-form, texture-first territory — music that builds slowly, breathes deeply, and eventually resolves into something heavy and cathartic. A very young band (2023), they're already demonstrating patience and atmospheric control.
Nizhny Novgorod sludge and post-metal outfit formed in 2012, crafting expansive sonic landscapes through crushing heaviness and atmospheric dynamics from Russia's fifth-largest city. Their sound bridges the raw weight of sludge with post-metal's cinematic scope.
General Lee is a post-metal band from Béthune in northern France, formed in 2016, delivering heavy, atmospheric compositions that build from quiet tension to crushing crescendos. Their sound channels the dynamic intensity and emotional weight characteristic of the post-metal genre.
Ghost Brigade is a post-metal and melodic death-doom band from Jyväskylä, Finland, active from 2005 to 2020, creating heavy, mournful music that blends the distinctly Finnish sound of sorrow with the vast drone of post-metal. Their discography includes Isolation Songs, Until Fear No Longer Defines Us, and IV: One with the Storm, featuring plaintive vocals exploring themes of loss.
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