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Glaciation is a black metal band from Paris, France, formed in 2023, embodying the cold, hostile spirit of glacial landscapes through raw, atmospheric black metal. Their sound reflects the darker currents of the Parisian black metal scene.
Portland, Oregon's Glacier revive the classic traditions of heavy and power metal with a reverence for melody, soaring vocals, and anthemic songwriting that feels earnest rather than nostalgic. Active since 2013, they're a bright light in the Pacific Northwest's heavier underground.
Roanoke's Glacier has been carving out a spot in the American heavy metal underground since 2013, delivering the kind of no-frills steel and swagger that keeps the classic tradition alive. Their straightforward approach favors riffs over pretension.
Boston's Glacier moves at the pace of ice — slow, crushing, and inevitable — blending doom metal's oppressive weight with post-metal's sprawling atmospheric reach. Their sound evokes vast, frozen desolation as much as it does raw sonic punishment.
Oakland's Glacier Eater came out swinging in 2015 with melodic thrash built for the Bay Area blacktop — tight, aggressive, and shot through with lead guitar hooks that cut clean through the speed. They share a lineage with the thrash giants who built the scene around them.
Glaciers of Ice is a black/thrash metal band from London, formed in 2021. They merge the frozen hostility of black metal with thrash metal's velocity from the British capital.
Glacies Draconis was a Death/Black/Doom Metal project from Brazil, founded in January 2022 by Marcos, with Despair handling vocals and lyrics and Lexibyss contributing guitars. The project released the track "Velado por Corvos" in May 2022 and the release "Labirinto de Espelhos" before disbanding. Their material blended atmospheric black metal with doom and death metal elements.
Glaciar is an atmospheric black metal project from Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, formed in 2014, channeling vast, glacial soundscapes through layered black metal. The project takes its name from the elemental power of moving ice, reflecting its slow-building, expansive approach.
Gladenfold is a melodic death metal and power metal band from Turku, Finland, formed in 2023, with a prolific output including Dark Age Medieval Warfare, Misanthropic Reign Forest, and World Is a Depressed Place across numerous demos and full-lengths. Their catalog blends aggressive melodic death metal with dark atmospheric and medieval-themed imagery, released through their own Screech Merchant Records.
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