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Novosibirsk, RU · 2013–present · active
Novosibirsk's Station Dysthymia have been crafting funeral doom metal since 2013. Named for the persistent depressive disorder, their clinical name channels chronic, low-grade despair into compositions of glacially paced Siberian heaviness.
Salo, FI · 2024–present · active
Steal evolved from funeral doom metal into a broader black/death/doom approach from the southwestern Finnish town of Salo, deepening their sonic palette while maintaining their extreme heaviness. Formed in 2024, they bring evolving darkness to the Varsinais-Suomi scene.
Trier, DE · 2011–present · active
Stellar Master Elite channel black and doom metal from Trier, combining cosmic themes with the crushing weight of doom and the atmospheric intensity of black metal. Active since 2011, they explore the vast darkness between stars through their heavy compositions.
Liverpool, GB · 2014–present · active
Liverpool's Stereo Virgins traffic in doom metal that is as monochrome and moody as their Merseyside surroundings. Since 2014, they have built a catalog of ponderous, reverb-drenched heaviness.
Stockholm, SE · 2021–present · active
Stockholm's STHLMs Blodbad deliver doom metal from the Swedish capital since 2021. Named for the Stockholm Bloodbath of 1520, when Danish King Christian II executed Swedish nobility, their historical reference channels one of Scandinavian history's most infamous massacres into compositions of crushing heaviness.
Lahti, FI · 2010–present · active
Stone Ship forge doom metal from Lahti, building ponderous, vessel-like compositions that carry the weight of stone across heavy waters. Active since 2010, they bring maritime doom to the Paijat-Hame scene.
Galway, IE · 2017–present · active
Galway's Stonecarver shape doom and drone metal with the patience and precision of a sculptor since 2017. Their west-of-Ireland origins lend an Atlantic bleakness to their monolithic, slowly-evolving compositions.
Kyiv, UA · 2012–present · active
Kyiv's Stoned Jesus have become one of Ukraine's most internationally recognized stoner and doom metal acts since 2012. Over a decade from the Dnieper capital, their provocatively irreverent name has produced a catalog of riff-heavy compositions that have earned them a significant global following.
Cherkasy, UA · 2022–present · active
Cherkasy's Stoneganj pair stoner and doom metal from the central Ukrainian Dnieper city since 2022. Their stone-compound name channels the weight of geological formations into compositions of fuzz-laden heaviness from central Ukraine.

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