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Eschatology of War (2021)
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Big Ship Little Ship / Bassline Junkie (2020)
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No More Hollywood Endings (2025)
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Finnish doom metal/post-punk band from Noormarkku, blending doom's crushing weight with post-punk's angular atmospherics. Their unconventional fusion brings a stark, darkly textured sound to the Finnish underground.
Swiss doom rock band from Lausanne formed in 2017 by former members of Favez, Wild Guys, and The Armonist. Self-described as delivering heavy doom rock that 'furiously meows in the darkness,' their releases include 'The Doomsynth Sessions' and 'Wolves/Heavy Planet.'
London-based stoner/doom metal and rock band formed in 2020, delivering fuzz-drenched desert grooves. Their blues-tinged approach to stoner doom channels arid, sun-scorched heaviness.
Finnish doom metal band from Turku, delivering crushing, low-tempo heaviness since 2013. Their name evokes the massive, leaden weight that characterizes their doom metal approach.
German doom metal project formed in 2023, channeling crushing, slow-tempo heaviness through monolithic riffs. Their sound embraces the suffocating weight and dark atmosphere that define the doom tradition.
Swedish doom/ambient black metal project active since 2011, blending crushing doom with atmospheric darkness. Their German name, meaning 'mortal danger,' captures the perilous intensity of their hybrid sound.
Slovenian/Dutch sludge/doom metal band originating in Postojna, now based in Nijmegen, delivering crushing heaviness since 2010. Their parasitic name channels the draining, consuming character of their trans-European sludge doom.
Croatian sludge/doom metal band from Karlovac, delivering crushing heaviness since 2014. Their name captures the desperate, abandoned character of their sludge-drenched doom.
German doom/death metal project formed in 2023, fusing funeral-paced doom with death metal's guttural intensity. Their sound channels the crushing weight of both genres through monolithic, slow-burning compositions.
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