Swedish four-piece from Helsingborg crafting immersive post-metal and sludge, active since 2020 with releases including The Pandemic Sessions, Phantom Centre, and a 2025 self-titled album on These Hands Melt. Their extended compositions build from atmospheric tension to crushing heaviness, earning them spots at Sweden Rock Festival.

Sludge/post-metal band from Zaragoza in Aragon, formed in 2017 and building massive, dynamic compositions. Their Kafka-referencing name hints at the existential unease underlying their heavy, atmospheric sound.

Lipetsk-based post-metal and sludge metal act, active since 2012 delivering glacial, punishment-dealing grooves wallowing in distortion. Rooted in one of Eastern Europe's most extreme metal communities, their sound resists easy categorization, blending influences into something distinctly their own.

Progressive sludge/post-metal band from Copenhagen, formed in 2023 and building complex, dynamic compositions from Denmark's capital. Their sound layers sludge's abrasive weight with post-metal's atmospheric progression.

Four-piece instrumental outfit from Linz that blends stoner, doom, and progressive sludge into what they call "Krak n Roll," built on massive volume and unexpected directional shifts. Their sets feature heavy riffs and high intensity without any vocals.

Sludge/post-metal band from Athens, active since 2016 and merging sludge metal's abrasive weight with post-metal's atmospheric expansiveness. Their name references the Hindu and Buddhist concept of an immensely long period of cosmic time.

Post-metal/rock band from Lugo in Galicia, active since 2014 and crafting atmospheric compositions from Spain's northwestern Celtic fringe. Their German name meaning "cold sun" evokes the paradox at the heart of their sound.

Hamburg/Friedrichshafen doom and post-metal trio formed in 2025, featuring ex-Eisenvater frontman Markus Lipka, blending drone, doom, sludge, and noise with dream pop sensibilities. Their debut Thunderhunter on Exile On Mainstream delivers monolithic, hypnotic tracks built on ego dissolution and transcendence.

A product of Ireland's Celtic-tinged metal scene, this Limerick-based experimental, post-metal, and sludge metal act channels Southern-fried heaviness with hardcore punk's confrontational energy. Active since 2019, their catalog reveals a band unafraid to explore the darker corners of heavy music.