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Doom, groove, and sludge metal band from Jyvaskyla, Finland formed in 2020. Their 2020 self-titled debut on Inverse Records features nine tracks blending atmospheric and death metal elements, garnering strong support from over 80 Bandcamp backers.
Moscow's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this doom metal and post-metal unit is among them — wielding Sabbathian worship filtered through decades of underground evolution. Patience is rewarded with crushing, cathartic payoffs.
Death, doom, and progressive metal band from Gyor, Hungary active since 2006. With nearly two decades of history, they are veterans of the Hungarian progressive death metal scene.
Part of Russia's sprawling, uncompromising metal landscape, this act channels doom metal and funeral doom metal with a focus on glacial tempos and crushing, monolithic riffs. Formed in 2014, based in Perm, glacial tempos allow every note to resonate with maximum impact.
Part of Ukraine's fierce and unyielding metal community, this act channels black metal, death metal, and doom metal with a focus on icy tremolo lines cascading over relentless percussion. Formed in 2010, based in Kyiv, their sound honors the second wave while forging its own path.
The Russian city of Moscow serves as headquarters for this doom metal, progressive metal, and sludge metal operation, whose arsenal includes Opeth-school dynamics married to modern progressive sensibility. Each release demonstrates a commitment to artistic evolution.
Austrian doom/death metal project from Upper Austria forging epic, crushing compositions since 2022, blending funeral-paced doom with death metal ferocity. Their catalog includes a collaboration with Daniel Droste of AHAB, underscoring their deep roots in the international doom scene.
Death/doom metal act from Opwijk, Belgium, merging the crushing slowness of doom with death metal's guttural ferocity since 2010. Their long-running commitment to the genre reflects deep roots in Belgium's extreme metal underground.
Melodic death/doom metal band from Lisbon, Portugal launched in 2025. Their name — referencing the ancient Lusitanian deity Endovelicus — roots their sound in Iberian pre-Roman mythology.
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