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Where Fear And Weapons Meet (2021)
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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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Blackened death and doom metal band from the Basque Country, Spain, formed in 2018, combining the crushing weight of doom with blackened death metal ferocity. They deliver oppressive, slow-burning extremity from the Spanish Basque region.
Sludge, doom, and post-metal band from Falun, Sweden, formed in 2014, delivering crushing, phantom-like heaviness from the Dalarna region. Over a decade of spectral sludge.
An Augsburg veteran since 2001, Placid Silence has been crafting melodic heavy metal with hard rock sensibility for over two decades. Their Bavarian Swabian roots run deep, and their longevity makes them a cornerstone of the regional melodic metal scene.
Doom and stoner metal band from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2014, delivering massive, phantasmal doom and stoner metal. Over a decade of heavy grooves from the Russian capital.
Death and doom metal turned death'n'roll band from Nancy, France, formed in 2004, evolving from crushingly heavy death-doom into groove-driven death'n'roll. Their stylistic evolution reflects an increasingly riff-oriented and swaggering approach.
Atmospheric death and doom metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2014, named after the medical practice of drawing blood. They craft heavy, atmospheric compositions that bleed doom and death metal.
Funeral doom metal band from Paris, France, formed in 2021, whose Greek-derived name relates to the mind and diaphragm. They craft soul-crushing funeral doom that moves with glacial deliberation.
Psychedelic stoner, doom metal, and shoegaze project from Viken, Norway, formed in 2022, blending dreamy shoegaze textures with heavy doom and stoner metal weight. They create a uniquely ethereal yet crushing sound.
Stoner, sludge, and doom metal band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2018, dealing in heavy, low-tuned riffs and crushing grooves. They bring the full weight of the doom and sludge metal tradition to the Berlin underground.
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