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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.
Bavaria, DE · 2024–present · active
Geisterbanner is a Bavarian black metal project formed in 2024, whose name translates to "ghost banisher." The project is among the newest entries in the vibrant Bavarian black metal underground.
Saarbrücken, DE · 2020–present · active
Geisterfaust is a blackened sludge metal act from Saarbrucken, Germany, formed in 2020, self-described as "Blackened Music from Southwest Germany." Their releases include the self-titled album, Servile Mirrors of Animosity, and Hang Them High / Foul Spine, blending sludge metal's weight with black metal's abrasion.
FR · 2017–present · active
Geisterfels is a French medieval atmospheric black metal project formed in 2017 by Nebel, Aldébaran, and Aharon, whose debut La Névrose de la Pierre tells the story of a 19th-century French poet's journey through the Rhine and Mosel valleys. The concept album draws parallels between castle ruins and mental collapse across eight tracks of historically grounded black metal.
Hamburg, DE · 2022–present · active
Geistlicht is an atmospheric and melodic black metal project from Hamburg, Germany, formed in 2022, with a prolific catalog including Passage into Desolation, Among the Stars and the Abyss, and Hidden in the Mists. The project channels cosmic and melancholic themes through layered atmospheric black metal.
Hamburg, DE · 2014–present · active
Gelal is a black metal act from Hamburg, Germany, formed in 2014, operating in the tradition of raw, uncompromising black metal. The project contributes to Hamburg's diverse extreme metal underground.

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