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Gniew is a black metal project from Olsztyn in the Warmia-Masuria region, formed in 2022. Their name — Polish for 'wrath' — encapsulates the fury of their black metal from northeastern Poland.
Gnipaheller is a Viking black metal project from Stavanger, formed in 2017. Named after the cave guarding the realm of the dead in Norse mythology, they deliver Viking-themed black metal from the Rogaland coast.
Gnipahellir is a pagan black metal project from Bo in the Telemark region, formed in 2017. Named after the same Norse mythological cave as Gnipaheller, they channel pagan themes through black metal from the mountains of Telemark.
Gno is a depressive black metal project from London, formed in 2014. They channel anguished, introspective depressive black metal from the vast London underground.
Gnoj is a death metal and grindcore act from Belgrade, Serbia, formed in 2025. Their name — meaning 'pus' in Serbian — sets the tone for their visceral sonic assault.
Gnolder is a black metal and dungeon synth project from Gislaved, Sweden, active since 2018 and blending raw black metal with the medieval atmosphere of dungeon synth. The project bridges two underground traditions.
Gnom is a melodic black/death metal band from Smolensk, Russia, active since 2011 and blending melodic sensibilities with extreme metal ferocity for over a decade. The project bridges black and death metal through melodic compositions.
Gnome formed in Antwerp in 2016 and turned a compact trio setup into one of the most distinctive stoner-rock identities in Europe. The band's music is riff-heavy, playful, and deceptively tight, combining fuzzed-out guitar, punchy bass, agile drumming, and vocals that often lean into absurd fantasy imagery. Father of Time introduced their instrumental and heavy-psych leanings, while King pushed them toward a broader audience with songs that paired massive grooves with odd humor and memorable videos. Tracks such as "Wenceslas," "Ambrosius," and "Kraken Wanker" show the band's balance of heaviness and mischief: the riffs are serious, but the presentation keeps a surreal grin on its face. Vestiges of Verumex Visidrome expanded the mythology and sharpened the songwriting, with Gnome sounding more confident in their blend of stoner metal, progressive movement, and strange narrative energy. Their appeal lies in contrast. The music can be crushing and precise, but it never feels self-serious; Gnome make heavy rock that is technically strong, rhythmically satisfying, and joyfully weird.
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.
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