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The Aeons Torn is a black/doom metal band from Ulm, Germany, formed in 2018. They merge black metal's cold intensity with doom's crushing weight.
Gothic doom metal band from Baranovichi, Belarus, formed in 2018 by six members including dual vocalists Ulya Kotozhuk and David Kobain alongside a violinist. Their debut EP …Away from Luciferian Claws (2020), released via Meuse Music Records, was described by the label as 'monumental,' 'orchestral,' and 'overwhelming'—a slow, dark piece of theatrical gothic doom with eight equally developed tracks. The EP was mixed and mastered at Aesthetic Soundscapes Productions, with the band drawing on Russian and European gothic metal traditions.
The Arbiter is a death/doom metal band from Budapest, Hungary, formed in 2013. They merge the crushing weight of doom metal with death metal's aggression, creating slow-burning, oppressive heaviness.
The Austrasian Goat from Metz craft funeral doom and black metal named after the medieval Frankish kingdom of Austrasia, which was centered on their Lorraine hometown since 2012. Over a decade of glacially paced compositions, they have channeled the ancient Merovingian legacy of northeastern France.
Gothic/doom metal band from Bad Ischl, Upper Austria, The Avalon were formed in 1995 by Max Janofsky and Christian Kössler and contributed tracks to Austrian metal compilations including the "Xtraordinary — Neue Töne aus Salzburg" CD in 1997. After disbanding, the core members continued under the name Daylight Torn from 1999 onward.
The Bastards Diesel is a doom and sludge metal band from Galway, Ireland, formed in 2023. They deliver crushing, low-end heaviness blending doom's monolithic weight with sludge's abrasive textures.
The Betrayed Kingdom is a death/doom metal band from Győr, Hungary, formed in 2022. They craft dark, oppressive metal that blends the weight of doom with death metal's ferocity.
The Black from Pescara deliver heavy, doom, and progressive metal from the Abruzzo coast since 2016. A decade of darkened compositions from the Adriatic shore.
The Bottle Doom Lazy Band from Poitiers deliver doom metal with the alcohol-soaked, slothful energy their self-deprecating name demands since 2007. Nearly two decades of deliberately languid, bourbon-fueled doom from western France has produced gloriously unhurried compositions.
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