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Gallows beyond the Nightsky is an epic black/pagan metal act from Munster, Germany, formed in 2015, featuring a six-piece lineup with dual vocalists and keyboards. Their 2015 album A Sad Farewell combines epic and pagan metal themes with atmospheric black metal across five tracks.
Gothic metal steeped in drama and dark romanticism from Old Orchard Beach, Maine, Gallows Hill have been crafting their moody, hard rock-inflected sound since 2012. The coastal New England setting bleeds into the brooding character of their songwriting.
Seattle's Gallows Hymn blend progressive and folk metal into something intricate and emotionally expansive, threading acoustic textures through complex arrangements with patience and craft. Since 2019, they've occupied a thoughtful corner of the Pacific Northwest metal scene.
Lincoln, Nebraska's Gallows Majesty have kept traditional heavy metal alive in the Great Plains since 2009, drawing from the classic riff-forward playbook with conviction and staying power. They're one of the more durable acts in the Midwest underground.
Gallows Omen is a black/heavy metal and punk band from Skåne, Sweden, formed in 2023 and merging the darkness of black metal with heavy metal's power and punk's raw energy. The project delivers a volatile mix from southern Sweden.
Gallows Rites is a black/thrash metal project from Portugal, formed in 2023 and channeling the aggressive crossroads where black metal's darkness meets thrash's velocity. The project delivers fierce extremity from the Iberian underground.
A Texas project merging ambient texture with raw black metal hostility, Gallows Throne have cultivated a distinctly isolationist sound since 2014. The combination of vast atmospheric passages and icy aggression marks them as one of the state's more adventurous black metal acts.
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Gallows Whisper is a heavy/doom metal solo project from Ottenbach, Germany, created by Sirius Datura, with a sound compared to Manilla Road and Heavy Load. Their releases There Is No Law (2020) and Break the Sceptre (2024) were recorded at Skulls'N'Flags studio in Albershausen, with Pete-The-Beat on drums.
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