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Hamburg, DE · 2011–present · active
Grauzeit is a depressive black metal and shoegaze project operating between Hamburg and Bavaria, Germany, formed in 2011, whose name means "grey time." The project blends DSBM's emotional intensity with shoegaze's washed-out guitar textures.
Amsterdam, NL · 2016–present · active
Amsterdam-based depressive black metal project formed in 2019, channeling distress, negativity, and existential anguish through bleak sonic landscapes. Their releases, including 'The Six Small Deaths of the Grey Light District,' mine the genre's most desolate emotional territory.
Tours, FR · 2021–present · active
Grey Sun is a depressive black metal project from Tours in the Loire Valley, formed in 2021. They channel anguished, introspective black metal from the historic city in the heart of France's chateau country.
Chisinau, MD · 2024–present · active
Grimthul is a depressive black metal project from Chisinau, formed in 2024. They channel anguished black metal from the Moldovan capital.
Stockholm, SE · 2022–present · active
Stockholm depressive black metal project formed in 2022, whose Swedish name translates to 'pig heart,' exploring themes of anguish through bleak sonic landscapes. Their desolate approach mines the most emotionally raw corners of the genre.
Forêt-la-Folie, FR · 2012–present · active
Grisatre is a depressive black metal project from Foret-la-Folie in Normandy, active since 2012. Their home village name — literally 'forest of madness' — provides a fitting origin for their anguished, desolate depressive black metal.
Valle Lomellina, IT · 2020–present · active
Griverion is a depressive black metal project from Valle Lomellina in the Pavia province, formed in 2020. They channel anguished black metal from the rice paddies of the Lomellina plain.
Girona, ES · 2021–present · active
Grotte is a depressive black metal project from Girona, Catalonia, formed in 2021, exploring bleak emotional landscapes through raw, atmospheric compositions. Their sound channels the introspective melancholy and lo-fi aesthetics central to the depressive black metal tradition.
Glasgow, GB · 2019–present · active
Grat Strigoi is a depressive black metal project from Glasgow, formed in 2019. Named after the Romanian undead creature, they channel Eastern European folklore through depressive black metal from Scotland's largest city.

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