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Galg is a depressive black/doom metal/drone project from Nijmegen, formed in 2014. Their Dutch name — meaning 'gallows' — captures the bleak, execution-themed character of their extreme music.
Garden of Sadness is a depressive black metal project from Siemianowice Slaskie in Upper Silesia, active since 2002. Over two decades of anguished black metal from the industrial Silesian conurbation.
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.
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.
Russian depressive black metal project launched in 2020, exploring themes of anguish and despair through bleak sonic landscapes. Their desolate approach mines the most emotionally raw corners of the black metal spectrum.
Gestorben is a depressive/atmospheric black metal project from Bremen and Lower Saxony, Germany, formed in 2023. The project's name, German for "died," signals its focus on mortality and despair within the DSBM tradition.
Glorifiera is a raw/depressive black metal band from Malmö, Sweden, active since 2016 and channeling despair and aggression through lo-fi, emotionally charged black metal. The project explores the most sorrowful reaches of the genre.
Gno is a depressive black metal project from London, formed in 2014. They channel anguished, introspective depressive black metal from the vast London underground.
Goat Oath is a Danish depressive black metal project formed in 2021, channeling misery and hopelessness through atmospheric DSBM. The project operates at the most emotionally raw end of the Danish black metal spectrum.
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