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Founded at the end of 2020 in Linz, Graufar play blackened death metal that complements aggressive black metal riffing with death metal heaviness and melodic elements, debuting with the album Scordalus in April 2024. In June 2024 the band won the Austrian Wacken Metal Battle and competed at Wacken Open Air, placing in the top ten; their second album Via Necropolis followed in March 2026.
Graugeist is a black/death metal project from Saarland, Germany, formed in 2020, whose name translates to "grey ghost." The project blends the darkness of black metal with death metal's aggression from the Franco-German border region.
Grauh is an ambient/atmospheric black metal project from Halle an der Saale, Germany, formed in 2022, blending ambient soundscapes with atmospheric black metal. The project channels expansive, introspective atmospheres from the Saxon-Anhalt city.
Graupel is a black metal project from Aachen, Germany, formed in 2015, whose name means "sleet" or "graupel" (soft hail). The project channels cold, wintry black metal from the westernmost city in Germany.
Grausamkeit is a legendary German black metal and ambient project from Bischmisheim (Saarland), active since 1996, known for ultra-limited cassette releases including More Evil Than All (2000), originally pressed in just 188 copies. The project blends lo-fi black metal with dark ambient and electronic elements, standing as a revered artifact of the German underground.
Gelderland-based black metal project launched in 2024, representing the newest generation of Dutch extreme metal. Their raw and uncompromising approach channels the primal energy of black metal's underground spirit.
Grauzeit is a depressive black metal and shoegaze project operating between Hamburg and Bavaria, Germany, formed in 2011, whose name means "grey time." The project blends DSBM's emotional intensity with shoegaze's washed-out guitar textures.
Grav is a black metal and ambient project from Norrland, Sweden, active since 2020 and channeling the vast, desolate landscapes of northern Sweden through atmospheric black metal and ambient textures. The project's name, meaning "grave" in Swedish, reflects its sepulchral atmosphere.
Grav Morbus is an atmospheric black/post-metal project from Tartu, Estonia, formed in 2020, blending atmospheric black metal's sweeping soundscapes with post-metal's dynamic builds. The project channels expansive, cinematic darkness from Estonia's university city.
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