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Horten, NO · 2002–present · active
Gate 9 is a doom/heavy/stoner metal band from Horten on the Oslofjord, active since 2002. Over two decades of doom and stoner metal from the Vestfold coast make them one of Norway's most enduring acts in the genre.
Bruges, BE · 2023–present · active
Gateway is a Belgian death/doom solo project by the artist known as "R," based in Bruges, whose 2023 debut Galgendood on Transcending Obscurity Records was hailed as one of the year's strongest death doom records. The album's primitive, cavernous sound is paired with artwork by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, reflecting a bleak medieval aesthetic.
Santander, ES · 2000–present · active
Gathering Darkness is a death/doom and brutal death metal band from Santander in Cantabria, Spain, active since 2000, evolving from early death/doom into a more brutal approach. The band has built a quarter-century of extreme metal from Spain's northern coast.
Falun, SE · 2018–present · active
Gaupa is a psychedelic doom/stoner metal band from Falun, Sweden, active since 2018 and blending mind-expanding psychedelia with crushing doom from the Dalarna region. The project channels Swedish heavy music's most adventurous impulses.
Durham, GB · 2025–present · active
Gavelkind is a doom/death metal band from Durham in northeast England, formed in 2025. Named after the medieval system of land inheritance, they bring historically informed doom/death to the university city.
Rotterdam, NL · 2020–present · active
Gavran is a sludge/doom metal band from Rotterdam, formed in 2020. They deliver crushing sludge and doom from the Netherlands' largest port city.
Moscow, RU · 2019–present · active
Gbvrh is a doom/heavy metal band from Moscow, Russia, active since 2019 and delivering crushing, monolithic heaviness from the Russian capital. The project channels the oppressive weight of doom through heavy metal's classic framework.
Saarbrücken, DE · 2012–present · active
Gemini One is a sludge/doom metal act from Saarbrucken, Germany, formed in 2012, with releases spanning from their 2012 EP through Per Aspera (2019) to the 2024 album 16:01:01:69. The project has maintained a steady output of heavy, atmospheric doom over twelve years.
Odesa, UA · 2024–present · active
Odesa doom metal act launched in 2024 with a self-aware name that embraces the genre's tropes with tongue-in-cheek humor. Their slow-burning heaviness channels doom metal's crushing weight from Ukraine's Black Sea port city.

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