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Stoner doom metal band from Lausanne, Switzerland, formed in 2016 and delivering fuzz-heavy, low-end-driven heaviness. Their live shows in the Swiss underground pair crushing riffs with slow-burning psychedelic intensity.
Oslo's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this doom metal and stoner metal unit is among them — wielding wah-soaked leads and bass-heavy grooves in the tradition of Kyuss and Sleep. Their sound resists easy categorization, blending influences into something distinctly their own.
Doom/post-metal project from Alicante on Spain's Mediterranean coast, formed in 2024 and building heavy, atmospheric compositions. Their name's irreverent play on words belies a genuinely weighty approach to doom and post-metal.
Drone/doom/black/death metal project from Dusseldorf, formed in 2020 and pushing extreme metal into its most crushing, hypnotic territory. Their multi-genre approach spans the heaviest and most experimental reaches of metal.
Polish avant-garde metal, doom metal, and sludge metal act, active since 2018 delivering glacial, punishment-dealing grooves wallowing in distortion. Rooted in one of Eastern Europe's most formidable metal communities, uncompromising in their vision, they deliver exactly what their audience demands.
Doom metal band from Bradford in West Yorkshire, formed in 2024 and dealing in the slow, crushing heaviness that defines the genre. Their approach emphasizes monolithic riffs and oppressive atmospheres.
A product of Ukraine's battle-tested metal underground, this Kyiv-based death metal and doom metal act channels punishing grooves interlocked with frenzied tremolo passages. Active since 2008, primal ferocity drives every note of their catalog.
The Russian city of Novosibirsk serves as headquarters for this doom metal and sludge metal operation, whose arsenal includes Eyehategod-indebted misery channeled through crushing volume. Each release demonstrates a commitment to artistic evolution.
Doom metal band from Maidstone, Kent, formed in 2020 and exploring esoteric, metaphysical themes through densely atmospheric doom compositions. Their releases feature experimental typography and poetic language that reflect a deeply philosophical approach to extreme metal.
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