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Finnish doom/sludge metal band from Tampere, formed in 2025. They craft blessed doom-sludge from Finland's third-largest city.
Doom/stoner/black metal project from Port Talbot in South Wales, active since 2020, describing their sound as lucid torture perpetuated by celestial forces. Their releases including Lurker of the Barathrum and Corrupt and Destroy channel dark, cosmic extremity across multiple related projects.
Czech death/doom metal project from Prague, formed in 2025, fusing death, doom, and black metal into brooding, heavy compositions. Their early output includes tracks like Corpsick and Betrayal alongside the release Bury the Bodies.
Doom metal band from Newcastle upon Tyne, formed in 2020. They bring crushing, slow-tempo heaviness to the northeast England doom scene.
Sludge/doom metal band from Rotherham in South Yorkshire, active since 2008, drawing comparisons to Buzzov-en, Eyehategod, and Iron Monkey. Their Gritfarm EP delivers four tracks of crushing sludge recorded at Full Stack Studios, with new material promised on the horizon.
Stoner doom act from Stockholm, built on monolithic riffs. 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.
Finnish sludge/doom metal band from Lahti, formed in 2019. They craft crushing sludge-doom from the Päijänne Tavastia industrial city.
German experimental black/doom metal band from Grevenbroich, active since 2000. They are known for their boundary-pushing fusion of black metal, doom metal, and experimental rock that defies easy categorization, occupying a unique space in German extreme music.
Moscow-based doom metal act active since 2019, 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.
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