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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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Nihility (2002)
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Obnoxious Demos (2014)
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Slovenian melodic death/black/gothic metal project formed in 2017, fusing multiple dark metal styles into a richly layered sound. Their cross-genre approach weaves melodic sophistication through extreme metal's aggressive foundations.
Ghost Trail is a progressive black metal band from Oslo, active since 2012. They push black metal into progressive territory from the Norwegian capital.
Ghostly Aerie Coven is a black metal project from Casale Monferrato in the Alessandria province of Piedmont, formed in 2021. Their evocative name suggests the haunted, elevated atmosphere of their black metal from the Monferrato hills.
Ghostrider is a black/heavy/thrash metal band from Genoa, formed in 2024. They blend three classic metal traditions from the Ligurian port city.
Ghosts in Gold is a band from Bath that evolved from black metal origins into death metal, formed in 2020. Their stylistic shift reflects the restless creative energy of the Somerset city's underground metal scene.
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