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Arvika, SE · 2015–present · active
Ghaltra is a black metal band from Arvika, Sweden, active since 2015 and forging cold, atmospheric black metal from the Värmland forests near the Norwegian border. The project channels the darkness of the Scandinavian wilderness.
Umeå, SE · 2011–present · active
Ghamorean is a progressive death/black metal band from Umeå, Sweden, active since 2011 and crafting ambitious, technically demanding extreme metal from the university city of northern Sweden. The project pushes genre boundaries through progressive compositions.
Grodno, BY · 2016–present · active
Ghash is a black metal project from Grodno, Belarus, formed in 2016, with releases including Falling to Ashes and Goat, as well as a collaborative effort titled Colours of the Mind alongside Marunata, Dreamshift, and A Light in the Dark. The project draws its name from the Black Speech of Tolkien's Middle-earth.
Swansea, GB · 2021–present · active
Ghast is a black/doom metal band from Swansea, Wales, formed in 2021. They blend the cold hostility of black metal with doom's crushing weight from the South Welsh industrial coast.
Catalonia, ES · 2023–present · active
Ghazghkull is a black metal project from Catalonia, Spain, formed in 2023, named after the Warhammer 40,000 Ork warlord. The project channels war-obsessed black metal with a sci-fi fantasy edge.
Szentes, HU · 2015–present · active
Gholgoth is a black metal project from Szentes in southeastern Hungary, formed in 2015. They deliver black metal from the Great Plain near the Serbian border.
Edinburgh, GB · 2023–present · active
Ghorm is a black metal project from Edinburgh, Scotland, formed in 2023. Their Gaelic name — meaning 'blue' or 'dark blue' — brings a distinctly Scottish character to their black metal from the Scottish capital.
Bourg-en-Bresse, FR · 2013–present · active
Ghost is an experimental project from Bourg-en-Bresse, France, formed in 2013, blending black metal, doom, and experimental elements into an unorthodox sonic palette. Their approach defies easy categorization, drawing from multiple extreme genres.
Solothurn, CH · 2024–present · active
Ghost Kommando is a black metal project from Solothurn, Switzerland, formed in 2024, whose early releases include a 2019 demo CD and the track Arbeit im Schatten. The project operates in the German-language black metal underground with a dark, shadow-themed aesthetic.

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