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PT · 2025–present · active
Black/doom metal band from Portugal launched in 2025. Their sound merges black metal's cold hostility with doom metal's crushing weight.
Vigo, ES · 2013–present · active
Sludge doom band from Vigo, Galicia, Spain founded in 2010, evolved from a drone doom project into a primarily sludge doom outfit. Their catalog includes Neurosis EP, Podrido Por Dentro, and the 2022 EP Aislamiento, blending funeral doom, DSBM vocals, and stoner influences.
Sarajevo, BA · 2016–present · active
Doom/death metal act from Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, merging the crushing weight of doom with death metal's guttural ferocity since 2016. Their sound reflects the melancholy and resilience of the Bosnian underground metal community.
Berlin, DE · 2010–present · active
Doom/black metal act from Berlin, Germany, whose name means "essence" in German, active since 2010. Their fifteen-year career has produced a catalog of crushing doom enriched with black metal's atmospheric darkness from the German capital.
Tallinn, EE · 2012–present · active
Estonian act from Tallinn that evolved from stoner rock into a heavier blend of stoner, sludge, and doom metal since 2012. Their punning name merges "Estonia" with "stoner," reflecting their national identity within the global stoner/doom scene.
Mieres, ES · 2012–present · active
Doom and stoner metal band from Mieres in Asturias, Spain, active since 2012. Their Vol. II features dense, corrosive riffs reminiscent of Neon Knights-era Black Sabbath, recorded across multiple Asturian studios.
Zürich, CH · 2018–present · active
Blackened doom metal act from Zurich, Switzerland, fusing the atmospheric bleakness of black metal with the crushing weight of doom since 2018. Their approach creates a suffocating, slow-burning darkness rooted in two of extreme metal's most oppressive subgenres.
Prague, CZ · 2018–present · active
Prague-based atmospheric death/doom metal supergroup featuring members of Dissolving of Prodigy, Self-Hatred, and Silent Stream of Godless Elegy. Their concept albums blend doom metal with diverse cultural themes, including the Japanese-inspired "Tamashii No Yama" which incorporates shakuhachi, cello, and harp alongside crushing heaviness.
Kyiv, UA · 2021–present · active
A product of Ukraine's battle-tested metal underground, this Kyiv-based doom metal and funeral doom metal act channels earth-shaking distortion and mournful clean passages. Active since 2021, mournful melodies surface between waves of suffocating heaviness.

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