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Slaughter & Apparatus - A Methodical Overture (2023)
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With Oden On Our Side (2015)
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Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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Depressive black and doom metal project from Trondheim, Norway, active since 1988 and among the oldest extreme metal acts in the country. Their pioneering blend of depressive black metal with doom predates the formal codification of the DSBM subgenre.
Melodic death and doom metal project from Munster, Germany, weaving melancholy and heaviness together since 2019. Their sound explores the emotional weight of the doom tradition through melodic death metal's expressive range and dynamic contrasts.
Experimental drone and funeral doom project from Oxfordshire, England, named after the quantum physics concept, active since 2017. Their sound explores the slowest, heaviest extremes of metal through drone and funeral doom's monolithic compositions.
Death and doom metal band from Durham in northeast England, active since 2013 with releases including Ceremonies of Morbidity and Ritual Death and Funeral Rites. Their funeral-themed death-doom channels the genre's morbid fascination with mortality and decay.
Death, black, and doom metal band from Oulu, Finland, active since 2022 and blending three extreme subgenres into a single devastating sound. Their approach channels the darkness of black metal through death and doom metal's crushing weight.
Doom and sludge metal band from Trondheim, Norway, active since 2023 and channeling undead-themed heaviness. Their sound combines doom metal's glacial pace with sludge's abrasive textures from central Norway.
Sludge, drone, and doom metal quartet from Oxford, England, active since 2010 with releases including Anhedonia, Narwhal, and a split with Bismuth. Their crushingly slow sound has made them a cornerstone of the Oxford heavy music scene.
Doom metal outfit from the small German town of Hadamar, channeling slow, crushing heaviness since 2015. Their sound dwells in the low-end frequencies and deliberate pacing that define traditional doom metal's oppressive weight.
Gothic and atmospheric doom metal band from Acquaviva delle Fonti near Bari in Puglia, Italy, active since 2014. Their sound weaves gothic romanticism with the crushing weight of doom metal, informed by the atmospheric beauty of southern Italy.
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