Glaciar is an atmospheric black metal project from Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, formed in 2014, channeling vast, glacial soundscapes through layered black metal. The project takes its name from the elemental power of moving ice, reflecting its slow-building, expansive approach.

Gladenfold is a melodic death metal and power metal band from Turku, Finland, formed in 2023, with a prolific output including Dark Age Medieval Warfare, Misanthropic Reign Forest, and World Is a Depressed Place across numerous demos and full-lengths. Their catalog blends aggressive melodic death metal with dark atmospheric and medieval-themed imagery, released through their own Screech Merchant Records.

Glades of Gloom is a black metal act from Sliven, Bulgaria, whose album Grim Seraphic Obsequies was originally recorded around 2000 and remastered for a 2020 reissue on Daemonicreation. The four-piece lineup notably includes bagpipe alongside traditional black metal instrumentation, adding an unusual folk dimension to their satanic old-school sound.

Gladiators is a power/speed metal band from Markneukirchen in Saxony's Vogtland, Germany, formed in 2015, delivering high-energy European power metal from the region famous for its instrument-making tradition. The band combines melodic power metal hooks with speed metal's velocity.

Gladium Regis is an epic/atmospheric black metal and dungeon synth project from Chieti in Abruzzo, formed in 2020. Their Latin name — meaning 'sword of the king' — signals the medieval grandeur of their atmospheric black metal.

Gladius Dei is a doom/heavy metal project from Muhldorf am Inn in rural South Germany, formed in 2021, self-described as doom metal from a rural area. Their releases The King Is Dead EP and Long Gone Ghosts channel classic doom and heavy metal with a stripped-down, countryside aesthetic.

Glaisemort is a raw black metal project from Clermont-Ferrand, France, formed in 2026, self-described as 'urban rot worship,' blending raw black metal, lo-fi production, dark ambient, and noise aesthetics. Their four-track demo includes a Lifelover cover alongside original compositions exploring shame and silence.

Glamhoth is a black metal project from Hauho, Finland, formed in 2021, drawing on the dark, atmospheric traditions of Finnish black metal. Their sound embraces the cold, hostile aesthetic that defines the Nordic black metal underground.

Glamsdring is a black metal project from Ashford in Kent, formed in 2023. Named after Gandalf's elvish sword in Tolkien's legendarium, they channel Middle-earth-inspired black metal from southeast England.