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Featured Album
Where Fear And Weapons Meet (2021)
Featured Sludge Metal Album
AMENRA “De zotte morgen” (written by Zjef Vanuytsel) (2020)
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Featured Doom Metal Album
With Fang and Claw (2025)
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Russian sludge/stoner/doom metal band from Samara, formed in 2024 and delivering triple-threat heaviness from the Volga region. Their name channels the slow, deliberate character of their doom-laden approach.
Swedish experimental doom metal project formed in 2021, pushing doom metal into unconventional territory. Their diseased, fiery name captures the corroding, transformative character of their experimental approach.
Portuguese stoner/doom metal band from the Lisbon district, delivering fuzz-drenched heaviness since 2013. Their Portuguese name channels regional character through crushing stoner doom grooves.
Spanish death/doom metal band from Salamanca, merging death metal's brutality with doom's crushing pace since 2018. Their name captures the heavy, slow-burning lethargy that defines their sound.
French ethereal doom metal project founded in 2002 by Carline Van Roos and Matthieu Sachs, specializing in atmospheric, dreamy heaviness. Their extensive catalog from 'Season of Raven Words' through various EPs blends ethereal vocal textures with crushing doom metal foundations.
Belgian sludge/doom band from Profondeville, crafting a heavy, torn atmosphere that oscillates between devastation and candor since 2016. Their extensive discography, including 'This Fall Shall Cease' and 'Acedia,' weaves darkness with beauty, rage, and melancholy.
German stoner/doom metal band from Passau, delivering colossal heaviness since 2019 with releases including 'King in Yellow' and 'Colossal War.' Their doom-oriented approach channels crushing riffs and atmospheric weight through a dark, ritualistic lens.
Hungarian doom/black metal band from Szeged, formed in 2020 and merging doom's crushing weight with black metal's atmospheric hostility. Their zodiac name signals the balanced duality of their genre fusion.
German doom/melodic death metal band from Frankfurt, formed in 2021, blending doom's crushing weight with melodeath's harmonic sophistication. Their hybrid approach bridges the gap between slow-burning heaviness and melodic intensity.
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