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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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Spancer have been channeling sludge and doom metal from Brunswick since 2001, making them one of Lower Saxony's longest-running sludge/doom acts. Their quarter-century of activity represents a sustained commitment to crushing, slow-motion heaviness.
London's Spectral Darkwave occupy a rare intersection of death, doom, and symphonic metal, creating dramatic compositions that balance aggression with orchestral grandeur. Since 2015, they have cultivated an ornate and darkly theatrical sound.
Spectrum Mortis deal in death/doom metal from Madrid, exploring the full spectrum of mortality through crushing, deliberate compositions. Active since 2016, they bring philosophical heaviness to the Spanish capital's extreme scene.
Speed Goat deliver lumbering doom and stoner metal from Manchester, their riffs coated in the kind of fuzz that could strip paint. Formed in 2021, they bring a lo-fi, riff-worshipping ethos to the city's thriving heavy scene.
Beverwijk's Speedguru pair death and doom metal from the Noord-Holland steel town since 2013. Their paradoxical name combining velocity and patience suits a sound that navigates between tempos with mastery.
Spekthrvm deliver death and atmospheric doom metal from the Cantabrian port of Santander, building crushing compositions with occult-styled spelling. Formed in 2024, they bring spectral heaviness to the northern Spanish coast.
Cardiff's Spider Kitten have been lurking since 2003, spinning a web of doom, industrial, and stoner metal. Their eclectic approach yields a sound that is by turns crushing, mechanical, and hypnotically groovy.
Spirit Descent channel epic doom metal from Hamburg, building monumental, slow-motion compositions that descend into cavernous depths of heaviness. Active since 2010, they bring oceanic weight to the Hanseatic city's doom tradition.
Spirit Ruiner bring Belfast's trademark heaviness to doom and sludge metal, dealing in ponderous riffs and suffocating atmospheres since 2019. Their Northern Irish perspective adds a distinct bleakness to an already crushing sound.
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