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Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
Featured Black Metal Album
Death Doom Punks (2026)
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Featured Power Metal Album
Curse of the Crystal Coconut (2020)
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German doom metal project formed in 2023, channeling crushing, slow-tempo heaviness through monolithic riffs. Their sound embraces the suffocating weight and dark atmosphere that define the doom tradition.
Swedish doom/ambient black metal project active since 2011, blending crushing doom with atmospheric darkness. Their German name, meaning 'mortal danger,' captures the perilous intensity of their hybrid sound.
Slovenian/Dutch sludge/doom metal band originating in Postojna, now based in Nijmegen, delivering crushing heaviness since 2010. Their parasitic name channels the draining, consuming character of their trans-European sludge doom.
Croatian sludge/doom metal band from Karlovac, delivering crushing heaviness since 2014. Their name captures the desperate, abandoned character of their sludge-drenched doom.
German doom/death metal project formed in 2023, fusing funeral-paced doom with death metal's guttural intensity. Their sound channels the crushing weight of both genres through monolithic, slow-burning compositions.
Russian sludge/stoner/doom metal band from Samara, formed in 2024 and delivering triple-threat heaviness from the Volga region. Their name channels the slow, deliberate character of their doom-laden approach.
Swedish experimental doom metal project formed in 2021, pushing doom metal into unconventional territory. Their diseased, fiery name captures the corroding, transformative character of their experimental approach.
Portuguese stoner/doom metal band from the Lisbon district, delivering fuzz-drenched heaviness since 2013. Their Portuguese name channels regional character through crushing stoner doom grooves.
Spanish death/doom metal band from Salamanca, merging death metal's brutality with doom's crushing pace since 2018. Their name captures the heavy, slow-burning lethargy that defines their sound.
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