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Gravlund is a black metal project from the Tromso/Senja area of northern Norway, formed in 2025. Their name — Norwegian for 'graveyard' — channels the Arctic desolation of the far north.
Gravpel is a five-piece raw black metal band from Basel, Switzerland, formed in 2019, who explicitly reject NSBM and position their music as anarcho-primitivist blackmetal delivered with punk-show intensity. Their releases include Power to the Filthy Masses and What We Aim For, channeling blunt aggression and anti-authoritarian fury.
Gravplåga is a black metal band from Linköping, Sweden, formed in 2025 and channeling raw Scandinavian black metal aggression. The project's name, meaning "grave plague," reflects its pestilent approach.
Gravröse is a Swedish black metal project active since 2019, named after the old Swedish word for a burial cairn, channeling ancient atmosphere through raw black metal. The project draws from Scandinavian funerary traditions.
Gravsatt is a Swedish black metal project active since 2013, delivering over a decade of dark extremity from the Scandinavian underground. The project's name, meaning "interred," reflects its sepulchral themes.
Gravso is a black/death metal act from Frederikssund, Denmark, formed in 2024, channeling extreme metal from the north Zealand town. The project delivers savage black/death metal fury.
Gravson is a blackened stoner metal and melodic hardcore band from Närkeskogen, Sweden, active since 2019 and blending the darkness of black metal with stoner grooves and hardcore energy. The project delivers a unique hybrid from the Swedish forests.
Gravsorg is a black metal act from Aarhus, Denmark, formed in 2020, whose name combines the Danish words for "grave" and "sorrow." The project channels mournful, bleak black metal from Jutland.
Gravstenad is a black metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, active since 2017 and channeling raw, atmospheric black metal from the Swedish capital. The project draws from Scandinavia's deep black metal tradition.
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