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Akureyri, IS · 2019–present · active
A blackened death/doom metal act from Akureyri in northern Iceland, Moon Bearer channels the Arctic darkness of its subarctic setting into crushing, atmospheric compositions. Active since 2019, the band operates from Iceland's second city, surrounded by fjords and volcanic terrain.
Jönköping, SE · 2013–present · active
A stoner metal act from Jönköping that evolved from stoner rock into psychedelic doom, Moon Coven has been crafting heavy, mind-expanding compositions since 2013. The band channels lunar worship into thick, fuzz-laden rituals.
Bonn, DE · 2024–present · active
Moon Incarnate is a doom-death metal duo from Bonn, Germany, formed in 2024, featuring members of Valborg and Beyondition. Their debut Hymns to the Moon delivers powerfully patient gothic death-doom exploring literary horror themes drawn from Lovecraft, Stoker, and classical poetry.
Bristol, GB · 2014–present · active
Moon Reaper is a blackened doom metal and hardcore band from Bristol, England, formed in 2014. They fuse blackened doom with hardcore's visceral energy.
BY · 2020–present · active
Mooncroft is a gothic doom metal band from Belarus, formed in 2020 that channels slow, mournful riffs through a lens of gothic darkness and atmospheric weight. Their sound dwells in the heavy, reverb-drenched spaces where doom metal meets gothic romanticism.
Hamina, FI · 2011–present · active
Moonfall is a black and doom metal band from Hamina, Finland, formed in 2011. They fuse black metal's cold fury with doom metal's glacial weight.
PT · 1989–present · active
Founded in Lisbon, Portugal in 1989 as Morbid God before adopting the Moonspell name in 1992, the band grew from black metal origins into one of gothic metal's most enduring acts. Their debut album Wolfheart (1995) and follow-up Irreligious (1996) established their blend of atmospheric gothic metal with folk and black metal elements, and 2006's Memorial became the first Portuguese metal album to be certified Gold. The concept album 1755 (2017), sung entirely in Portuguese, recounts the devastating Lisbon earthquake and is considered among their most ambitious works.
Minsk, BY · 1998–present · active
MoonWay is a gothic, doom, and death metal band from Minsk, Belarus, active since 1998, making them one of the longer-running acts in the Belarusian extreme metal underground. Their sound interweaves the crushing weight of doom and death metal with gothic melodicism, building dense and sorrowful compositions across nearly three decades of activity.
London, GB · 2023–present · active
Moose Cult is a heavy and doom metal act from London, formed in 2023 with a sound that blends crushing doom weight with traditional heavy metal hooks. The band's animal-worshipping name hints at a playful approach within an otherwise heavy framework.

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