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Gates of Doom is an epic death/black metal band from Cervignano del Friuli, active since 2015, having evolved from earlier melodic death/power metal origins. Their shift toward epic extremity reflects a darkening creative vision from the Friulian plains.
Vienna's Gates of Londra play a multifarious industrial black metal that draws freely from post-punk, dungeon synth, deathrock, epic metal, and symphonic black metal, making for a distinctive and deliberately eclectic sound. Their 2022 full-length Servants of the Runestaff is a nine-track concept album inspired by Michael Moorcock's History of the Runestaff fantasy cycle.
Bratislava black/death metal act formed in 2013, unleashing the combined ferocity of both extreme subgenres from Slovakia's capital. Their blasphemous sonic assault draws from the darkest wells of the underground tradition.
Gateway to Selfdestruction is a depressive/atmospheric black metal band from Zwickau, Germany, formed in 2013 and signed to Northern Silence Productions. Their 2016 debut Death My Salvation was produced by Patrick W. Engel and explores themes of existential crisis, drawing influence from Katatonia's Brave Murder Day era, Shining, and Woods of Desolation.
Gaudåm is a pagan black metal band from Skellefteå in northern Sweden, formed in 2026 and channeling ancient Norse spirituality through aggressive black metal from above the Arctic Circle. The project draws from the harshness of the Swedish North.
Gauekogogoak is a raw black metal collective from France, formed in 2021, operating under the banner of the 'Tagotís Gauak collective' with Basque-language release titles like Sorginen Hilobitik and Amesgaiztoko Zurrunbiloa. Their sound channels raw, unpolished black metal through a distinctly Basque cultural lens.
Gavrhoth is a black metal/ambient project from Como in Lombardy. They blend atmospheric black metal with ambient textures from the lakeside city.
Gavvakh is a melodic death/thrash/black metal band from Tver, Russia, formed in 2025 and blending three extreme metal genres into a versatile assault. The project channels multi-faceted aggression from central Russia.
Gaylord is a black metal band from London, formed in 2018. They bring a deliberately provocative name to their black metal from the British capital's diverse extreme music underground.
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