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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.
Nantes, FR · 2025–present · active
Glyphe is a melodic black metal project from Nantes and Angers, France, formed in 2025, representing a fresh entry in the French melodic black metal scene. Their sound blends the raw aggression of black metal with melodic harmony and atmospheric depth.
Smolensk, RU · 2011–present · active
Gnom is a melodic black/death metal band from Smolensk, Russia, active since 2011 and blending melodic sensibilities with extreme metal ferocity for over a decade. The project bridges black and death metal through melodic compositions.
Helsinki, FI · 2024–present · active
Goatagon is a black metal and melodic black metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2024, with releases The Gates of Manala and When All the Gods Have Fallen drawing on Finnish mythology. Their work channels both the ferocity of black metal and the melodic sensibility of the Finnish school.
Jalasjärvi, FI · 2019–present · active
Goathemy is a melodic black metal band from Jalasjärvi and Peräseinäjoki in western Finland, formed in 2019, combining frostbitten Nordic black metal with melodic sensibility. Their sound bridges the raw aggression of Finnish black metal with more harmonically rich compositions.
Thuringia, DE · 2013–present · active
Goatsend is a melodic black metal project from Thuringia, Germany, formed in 2013, delivering atmospheric, melody-driven black metal from eastern Germany. The project brings a more accessible, melodic approach to the traditionally raw Thuringian black metal scene.
Tampere, FI · 2021–present · active
Godflesh Deformed is a Finnish symphonic black metal duo formed in 2021 in Tampere, consisting of M.K. on music and composition and J.A. on vocals. Their 2021 single Inheritance blends orchestral elements with extreme metal, combining blackened death metal with symphonic grandeur.
Wertingen, DE · 2016–present · active
Godless is a melodic black/death metal band from Wertingen, Germany, formed in 2016, blending melodic black metal's atmospheric sweep with death metal's aggression. The band operates in the Swabian region of Bavaria.
SE · 2018–present · active
Golgata is a Swedish melodic black metal project active since 2018, channeling melodic sensibilities through the intensity of black metal. The project delivers atmospheric extremity.

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