Sludge metal four-piece from Stourbridge in the Black Country, formed in 2016 and dubbed "Black Country Sludge Masters." Featuring Jack Cradock, James Pearson, Toby Sambidge, and Mitch Griffiths, their motto "Heavy Souls, Heavy Sounds" captures the essence of releases like Sacred Crimson.

Progressive doom metal band from Brighton, formed in 2014 and releasing their album Debt of Aeons on Aural Music in 2018. Their sound has been described as "grimy progressive doom with moments of epic melody," pairing powerful, emotionally charged vocals with heavy riffs and bluesy, jazz-inflected passages.

Amsterdam, Netherlands — doom metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2022, they deal in earth-shaking distortion and mournful clean passages. Mournful melodies surface between waves of suffocating heaviness.

Doom/stoner metal band from Cardiff, Wales, active since 2017 and channeling the low-and-slow heaviness of doom through a stoner metal haze. Their sound dwells in the territory where crushing riffs meet psychedelic fuzz.

Stoner/sludge/doom metal band from the Ribe/Trunderup area of southern Denmark, formed in 2018 and delivering massive, fuzz-laden heaviness. Their mammoth-sized sound lives up to their regal name with slow-burning, prehistoric grooves.

Stubbornly devoted to the riff, this doom metal and stoner metal act from Fasano (Brindisi) traffics in fuzz-drenched riffs and hypnotic, groove-laden repetition. Since 2022, they've built a catalog that reflects Italy's underrated but thriving metal community.

Edinburgh heavy/doom metal band with a substantial discography including Under the Mountain, Body of Light, and the album III. Their sound blends heavy metal's melodic power with doom metal's crushing weight, earning them a devoted following in the UK underground.

Stockholm'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. Uncompromising in their vision, they deliver exactly what their audience demands.

Straddling the line between doom metal and sludge metal, this Hungarian act fuses glacial, punishment-dealing grooves wallowing in distortion into a cohesive whole. They've been at it since 2023, and uncompromising in their vision, they deliver exactly what their audience demands.