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Hanover, DE · 2004–present · active
Gebrechlichkeit is a German black metal duo from Hanover (Lower Saxony), active since 2004, featuring Chaos on vocals/guitar and Pestsklave on bass. Their catalog includes Land ohne Wiederkehr, Aphorismen der Angst, and Gott endet hier, characterized by highly varying and unpredictable song structures exploring Satanism, occultism, and morbidity.
DE · 2015–present · active
Gedanken toten Lebens is an atmospheric black metal project from Germany, formed in 2015, whose German name translates roughly to "Thoughts of Dead Life." The project channels melancholic, nature-themed atmospheric black metal in the German-language tradition.
Kassel, DE · 2024–present · active
GeDankenLast is a depressive black metal project from Kassel, Germany, formed in 2024, whose name translates to "Burden of Thought." The project explores the darker corners of the DSBM subgenre from the heart of Hesse.
Sankt Leonhard am Forst/Pöchlarn, AT · 2018–present · active
Gefrierpunkt—German for freezing point—is a black metal band from Sankt Leonhard am Forst/Pöchlarn in Lower Austria, formed in 2010 by a core of five musicians who built their lineup over their first year. They appeared on the 2013 Austrian black metal compilation Ambassadors of Darkness and have remained active as an independent underground act.
Traunstein, DE · 2023–present · active
Gegenentwurf is an experimental black metal project from Traunstein, Germany, formed in 2023, whose name translates to "counter-design" or "alternative concept." The project pushes against black metal conventions from the Alpine foothills of Upper Bavaria.
Kingston upon Hull, GB · 2010–present · active
Gegenschein is a raw black metal/ambient project from Kingston upon Hull in East Yorkshire, active since 2010. Named after the astronomical phenomenon of light reflected from cosmic dust, they blend raw black metal with ambient textures from the Humber estuary.
Forshaga, SE · 2015–present · active
Gehennah is a black/thrash metal band from Forshaga, Sweden, active since 2015 and delivering raw, aggressive crossover fury from the Värmland countryside. The project merges black metal's darkness with thrash's velocity.
Coventry, GB · 2013–present · active
Gehtika is a black/death metal band from Coventry in the West Midlands, formed in 2013. They merge black and death metal from the historic Warwickshire city in the heart of England.
CH · 2021–present · active
Geist Elbereth is a Swiss black metal duo from Winterthur, formed in 2021, whose music draws entirely from Tolkien's legendarium with the tagline "Black Metal from Middle Earth's abysses." Their releases Blades of the East (2021) and Chronicles of Shattered Light (2024) explore the First Age mythology of the Silmarillion, the latter released on limited cassette through Banner of Blood.

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