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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Grave Dreams is a doom metal band from Barcelona, Spain, active since 1993, making them one of the longest-running doom acts in the Spanish metal scene. The band has over three decades of commitment to slow, crushing heaviness.
Grave Dweller is a black metal project from Viana do Castelo in northwestern Portugal, emerging in 2025. They draw inspiration from the misty Atlantic coastline of the Minho region.
Grave Eater is a death/doom metal band from Wales, formed in 2020. They deliver crushing death/doom from the Welsh underground.
Grave Finality is a death metal band from Leeds, formed in 2021. They channel old-school death metal from the West Yorkshire city.
Grave Ghoul is a death metal band from England and Scotland, formed in 2023. They deliver horror-themed death metal from across the English-Scottish border.
Grave Heresy is a Swedish black/death metal project formed in 2024, merging black metal's corrosive atmosphere with death metal's crushing weight. The project delivers fierce extremity.
Grave Hex is a death metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2025, self-described as 'wormridden death metal,' with their debut Vermian Death mastered at Earhammer Studios by Greg Wilkinson. The seven-track album has been praised as 'nasty, pissed off Finndeath,' released on cassette via Night Terrors Records and CD via Cavernous Records.
Grave Infiltration is a death/black metal band from Lodz, formed in 2024. They deliver extreme metal from central Poland's largest city.
Grave Insanity is a technical death metal and deathcore band from Bochum, Germany, formed in 2021, combining intricate technical playing with deathcore's punishing breakdowns. The band operates at the intersection of precision and brutality in the Ruhr Valley scene.
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