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Spanish band from Alicante, active since 2012, evolving from black metal into black/doom metal and dark ambient territory. Named after the Misty Mountains of Tolkien, their sound has grown increasingly atmospheric and experimental.
Hjarnidaudi is a drone/funeral doom metal band from Oslo, Norway, formed in 2006. They craft glacially paced funeral doom of devastating heaviness.
Hjemlengsel is a atmospheric doom metal act from Oslo, Norway, active since 2010 and channeling monolithic heaviness through its doom metal framework. The project delivers oppressive, glacially paced compositions.
Black metal project from Normandy, active since 2023. Their compositions draw on the cold Atlantic climate and medieval history of France's northern coastland.
Hln is a sludge/doom metal band from Caen, France, formed in 2021. They channel crushing sludge-doom through abrasive riffs and oppressive weight.
Black/doom metal band from Prague, Czech Republic, formed in 2019, blending black metal with hardcore punk energy. Their self-titled debut on Metalgate delivers seven tracks of aggressive, genre-blurring extremity where tracks appear in a different sequence on the CD than on the cover art.
Hailing from Pori in Finland, this sludge/doom metal outfit channels aggressive energy since 2019. Monolithic compositions and oppressive atmospheres define their crushing sound.
Glasgow-based heavy metal act active since 2016. Their witching-hour name suits anthemic compositions that channel classic NWOBHM traditions through a Scottish lens from one of Britain's great music cities.
Cold death/doom metal emanating from Prešov, active since 2018 within Slovakia's metal scene. Their sound channels the genre's most crushing impulses through thunderous riffs.
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