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Eschatology of War (2021)
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Big Ship Little Ship / Bassline Junkie (2020)
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No More Hollywood Endings (2025)
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Occult stoner/doom band from Perpignan in southern France, formed in 2022, singing in both English and French. Their releases including Beltane and L'Oeuvre Au Noir channel Faustian pacts and supernatural themes through heavy, fuzz-drenched grooves.
Oslo-based stoner/doom outfit active since 2016, 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.
Catania-based doom metal act active since 2013, crafting monolithic compositions built on slow-burning riffs and an atmosphere of pervasive heaviness. Their patient approach to songwriting lets each chord ring with crushing finality.
Stoner doom act from the Netherlands, formed in 2014. Their music moves at a glacial pace through layers of fuzz and psychedelic textures, inviting the listener into a trance-like state of heavy meditation.
Occupying the shadowed intersection of black metal and doom from Haarlem, active since 2025 crafts compositions that alternate between frozen blast sections and monolithic, slow-motion heaviness.
London-based technical death metal act active since 2019, weaving labyrinthine guitar work and shifting time signatures into their extreme metal framework. Their compositions demand both virtuosity and visceral impact, balancing cerebral complexity with gut-level heaviness.
Stoner/doom metal band from Strasbourg, founded in 2011, who have shared stages with Crowbar, Solstafir, and Planet of Zeus. Their discography spanning the 2012 Demo through Red Dirt & Zero Gravity on Sleazy Barn Records delivers heavy, groove-laden stoner doom.
Five-piece doom/sludge band from Vienna, Austria, formed in 2024, released on Capeet Records. Their self-titled debut EP, recorded live and pressed on limited red transparent cassette, delivers epic slow-burn heaviness spanning tracks up to twelve minutes long.
Kampen-based stoner/doom outfit active since 2024, 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.
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