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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Gmer is a raw black metal project from Poland, formed in 2026. They represent the newest addition to Poland's vast black metal underground.
Gnomehorn is a raw black metal project from Daugavpils, Latvia's second-largest city, formed in 2021. They deliver lo-fi black metal from the Latgale region near the Lithuanian and Belarusian borders.
Amherst's Gnosis strip black metal down to its most abrasive, unvarnished core — raw production, cold atmosphere, and no concessions to accessibility. Formed in 2018, they belong firmly to the lo-fi, adversarial wing of the underground.
Goat Evil are a raw black metal band from Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, formed in 2008 by Vozd Jovan Pogani with lyrical themes centered on satanism and blasphemy. They were active through 2019, returned in 2023, and are affiliated with Krieg Distro & Productions.
Goat Inferno is a raw black metal project from Stuttgart, Germany, formed in 2013, delivering stripped-down, lo-fi black metal with maximum aggression. The project channels pure, unfiltered black metal savagery from Baden-Wurttemberg's capital.
Goat Sperm is a raw black metal project from Saarbrucken, Germany, formed in 2018, delivering uncompromising, lo-fi black metal with maximum filth and aggression. The project operates at the most primitive end of the German raw black metal underground.
Goataog is a raw black metal project from Manchester, active since 2012. They deliver stripped-down, lo-fi black metal from one of England's most culturally diverse cities.
San Jose's Goatcorpse practice raw black metal in the most literal sense — coarse recordings, stripped-down malice, and an utter disdain for production value. Since 2018, they've kept the genre's ugliest instincts fully intact.
Goatmoon is a raw black metal and folk metal project from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2022, blending the stripped-down ferocity of raw black metal with folk metal elements. Their approach fuses lo-fi production with a primal connection to Nordic musical traditions.
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