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Actin' Up (2023)
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The Mountain Of Gold (2018)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Greul is a symphonic black metal project from Hamburg, Germany, formed in 2017, combining orchestral symphonic elements with black metal's harshness. The project brings a dramatic, layered approach to Hamburg's black metal scene.
Greus is a sludge and stoner metal band from Barcelona, Spain, active since 2011, delivering heavy, low-tuned riffs rooted in the Mediterranean underground. Their sound emphasizes punishing grooves and thick distortion characteristic of the Iberian heavy scene.
Grevance is a folk/black metal band from Calais in northern France, formed in 2014. They blend folk elements with black metal aggression from the Channel port city on the Strait of Dover.
Greve is a Swedish symphonic black metal project active since 2019, weaving orchestral grandeur into the intensity of black metal. The project delivers cinematic extremity.
Greve is an antifascist grindcore duo from Londrina, Paraná, Brazil, formed in 2019. The band released their self-titled demo in 2021 and have since put out several recordings including "Esforços em Vão" (2023), a split with Void It (2023), and the 2025 release "Cosmopolitas".
Grevia is a death metal/grindcore band from Palermo, Sicily, formed in 2019. They deliver grinding extremity from the Sicilian capital.
Bratislava hard rock and progressive metal act formed in 2025, blending classic rock energy with progressive metal's structural complexity. Their dual approach draws from both accessible and cerebral musical traditions.
Conceptual avant-garde black metal collective from Utrecht operating as a 'Gesamtkunstwerk Club,' integrating literature, fine art, and audio theatre into sprawling musical odysseys. Their debut chronicled Willem Barentsz's doomed 1596 Arctic expedition, while the 'Zwart Vierkant' series draws from jazz, classical, and prog to create expressionistic sonic narratives.
Grey Brain is a sludge/doom metal band from London, formed in 2018. They deliver crushing sludge and doom from the British capital.
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