Grotesk is a black/thrash metal band from Hamar in eastern Norway, formed in 2015. They deliver raw black/thrash from the shores of Lake Mjosa.

Groteska is a groove and industrial metal band from Jaén in southern Spain, formed in 2015, merging heavy mechanized riffs with aggressive rhythmic drive. Their sound sits at the intersection of groove metal's punch and industrial metal's cold, abrasive textures.

Founded in 2010 in Sankt Veit an der Glan by Malthus of the black metal band Hellsaw, Groteskh combine hard black/death metal riffing with atmospheric passages, documented across the debut Unconsciousness (2013), the second album Code: End (2015, Cursed Records), and the 2018 EP No Kvlt. The band have toured Europe and played Austrian festivals including Kaltenbach Open Air.

Death/thrash metal act from the small town of Emmaboda in Småland, active since 2012 and delivering aggressive riffing from rural southern Sweden. Their raw attack channels the energy of classic thrash fused with death metal's uncompromising edge.

Grotesque Castle is a raw black metal project from Saint Petersburg, Russia, formed in 2024 and dealing in lo-fi, primitive black metal hostility. The project channels the rawest traditions of the genre.

Grotesque Hysterectomy is a death metal band from Bergen, active since 2007. Their medically graphic name and nearly two decades of output from western Norway's capital make them a long-running fixture in the Bergen underground.

Grotesque Impalement is a brutal death metal and grindcore band from Karlsruhe, Germany, formed in 2018, dealing in the most extreme end of the Baden death metal scene. The band delivers relentless, gory brutality from the gateway to the Black Forest.

Symphonic black metal act from Uzhhorod in western Ukraine, active since 2011 and blending orchestral grandeur with extreme metal ferocity from the foot of the Carpathians. Their cinematic approach channels the drama and darkness of symphonic black metal's most ambitious expressions.

Grotesque Suturation is a death metal band from Viareggio on the Tuscan coast, formed in 2021. Their medical-derived name signals the clinical character of their death metal from the Versilia seaside.