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Treviso, IT · 2003–present · active
Doom/sludge metal act from Treviso, formed in 2003. Their music lurches forward with deliberate, oppressive weight, burying the listener beneath layers of corroded guitar tone.
Stockholm, SE · 2017–present · active
Stockholm-based stoner/doom outfit active since 2017, conjuring thick clouds of fuzz-laden riffage and hypnotic, groove-driven compositions. Their sound channels the haze of 1970s proto-metal through a modern lens of distortion-worship and lysergic exploration.
Dresden, DE · 2019–present · active
German sludge/doom metal band from Dresden, formed in 2019. They craft heavy, toxic sludge-doom from the Saxon capital, befitting their lead-heavy namesake.
Bolsward, NL · 2012–present · active
Doom metal outfit from Bolsward, formed in 2012. Their compositions stretch conventional structures to their limits, filling every measure with oppressive weight and deliberate, devastating momentum.
Gävle, SE · 2015–present · active
Doom metal outfit from Gävle, formed in 2015. Their compositions stretch conventional structures to their limits, filling every measure with oppressive weight and deliberate, devastating momentum.
Sankt Veit an der Glan, AT · 2024–present · active
Austrian black/doom metal band from Sankt Veit an der Glan, blending black metal, doom, post-metal, and sludge into a crushingly heavy sound. Their 2024 self-titled debut was recorded at Doom Studios Linz and released in limited cassette and CD runs.
Rzeszów, PL · 2022–present · active
Doom metal outfit from Rzeszów, formed in 2022. Their compositions stretch conventional structures to their limits, filling every measure with oppressive weight and deliberate, devastating momentum.
Sheffield, GB · 2019–present · active
Sheffield duo crafting suffocating sludge and doom, whose sophomore album The Dead Replenish The Earth was recorded in freezing winter conditions and released through Dry Cough Records and Heavenly Vault in 2024. Their sound weaves moments of dark beauty into crushing walls of distortion and despair.
Dijon, FR · 2020–present · active
French psychedelic stoner/doom metal band from Dijon, formed in 2020. They craft hallucinatory doom from the Burgundian capital.

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