Doom/stoner metal band from Manchester, formed in 2019 and channeling the low-end heaviness and hypnotic repetition that define both genres. Their sound dwells in the space between crushing doom riffs and the fuzzed-out groove of stoner metal.

Hamburg/Friedrichshafen doom and post-metal trio formed in 2025, featuring ex-Eisenvater frontman Markus Lipka, blending drone, doom, sludge, and noise with dream pop sensibilities. Their debut Thunderhunter on Exile On Mainstream delivers monolithic, hypnotic tracks built on ego dissolution and transcendence.

Doom/sludge metal band from South Shields in northeast England, formed in 2020 and delivering crushing, low-tempo heaviness drawn from both doom and sludge traditions. Their sound emphasizes punishing weight and slow-burning intensity.

Vampyric black/doom metal duo from Canterbury, England, formed in 2020, featuring Ria on bass and vocals and Oli on guitar. Their catalog includes Blood Spattered Bride, Sanguine Sacrifice, and Requiem of Horrors, all steeped in gothic horror imagery and the intersection of black metal aggression and doom's crushing pace.

Doom/sludge metal band from Aachen on Germany's western border, formed in 2018 and delivering glacially paced, crushing heaviness. Their oppressive sound channels the weight of the region's industrial heritage.

Leipzig-based sludge/doom/post-metal band active since 2007, building massive sonic architectures over nearly two decades in the Saxonian underground. Their extended compositions layer sludge's abrasive weight with post-metal's dynamic crescendos.

A product of Russia's vast and intense metal underground, this Saint Petersburg-based doom metal and sludge metal act channels Southern-fried heaviness with hardcore punk's confrontational energy. Active since 2015, their catalog reveals a band unafraid to explore the darker corners of heavy music.

A product of the Netherlands' punishingly heavy metal scene, this Boesingheliede-based doom metal and post-metal act channels funeral-paced heaviness dripping with existential dread. Active since 2018, their compositions unfold like tectonic shifts — slow, inevitable, devastating.

Experimental drone, sludge, and doom metal project from Saint Petersburg, formed on the ruins of the band Cenobite as a tandem of two guitarists exploring the depths of consciousness. Their 2024 album Maledictum Iter incorporates saxophone, horns, and industrial elements alongside crushing guitars, described as 'a soundtrack to a journey into the darkest corners of the mind.'