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Divine (2024)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Galen is a heavy metal band from Homberg, Germany, formed in 2000, bringing over two decades of traditional metal to the Hessian scene. The band delivers classic heavy metal with roots in the German metal tradition.
Long Beach, California's Galena forge their sound from the corrosive intersection of black metal and sludge, a combination that trades atmosphere for abrasion. Active since 2016.
An Oregon atmospheric black metal project born in 2025, Galewight pursue the melodic, sweeping end of the genre — vast, windswept compositions that favor texture and mood over brutality.
Galg is a depressive black/doom metal/drone project from Nijmegen, formed in 2014. Their Dutch name — meaning 'gallows' — captures the bleak, execution-themed character of their extreme music.
Galg Hanger is a Belgian raw black metal solo project launched in 2023, channeling what the creator calls "pure torment" through a rapid-fire string of releases including Volksverhalen, Tenebrae Regnabunt In Mundum, and Evil Laughter. The project's Dutch and Latin titles point to a mix of Flemish folk horror and ritualistic darkness.
Galge is a death metal band from Aarhus, Denmark, formed in 2019, whose name means "gallows" in Danish. The band delivers straightforward death metal from Denmark's second-largest city.
Galgeberg is a death metal/crust band from Oslo, formed in 2025. They merge death metal with crust punk from the Norwegian capital.
Galgenberg is a black metal project from Tarnowskie Gory in Upper Silesia, formed in 2023. Their German name — meaning 'gallows hill' — captures the execution-site imagery of their black metal.
Galgenfrist is a black metal act from North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, formed in 2014, performing under a punkish German-language ethos with releases including Bleimones (2014), Melodien in Blei (2016), Todesmut (2021), and Ruckkehr (2022). Despite operating under the black metal banner, the band incorporates punk rock energy into their Cologne-rooted sound.
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