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Helsinki, FI · 2022–present · active
Doom and post-metal band from Helsinki, Finland formed in 2022. They craft atmospheric, heavy compositions from the Finnish capital.
Bologna, IT · 2021–present · active
Bologna, Italy — doom metal, post-metal, and stoner metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2021, they deal in desert-baked tonality and psychedelic haze over lumbering rhythms. The combination of influences yields something more interesting than any single genre label implies.
Bath, GB · 2019–present · active
Post-metal, progressive metal, and stoner band from Bath, England formed in 2019. They blend atmospheric post-metal with stoner heaviness from the historic Somerset city.
Riga, LV · 2019–present · active
Drawing from Riga's musical fabric, this Latvian act forges Doom Metal, Funeral Doom Metal, and Post-Metal built on Eyehategod-indebted misery channeled through crushing volume. Their approach balances aggression with genuine musical substance.
Herne, DE · 2019–present · active
Post-metal act from Herne in Germany's Ruhr Valley, crafting expansive, atmospheric compositions since 2019. Their approach channels the vast, dynamic range of post-metal from one of the Ruhr region's industrial cities.
Rostov-on-Don, RU · 2011–present · active
Fading Waves is a progressive sludge/post-metal band from Rostov-on-Don in southern Russia, active since 2011. Over a decade they have developed a sophisticated approach to atmospheric heavy music, blending sludge weight with post-metal dynamics from the Don River metropolis.
Fürth, DE · 2014–present · active
Fairy Duster is a doom/post-metal band from Fürth, Germany, formed in 2014. After releasing the impressive "KARASëA" EP in 2014 and then going quiet for years, they returned heavier than before with their 2025 debut album "Far from Light and Time," featuring artwork by renowned painter Mariusz Lewandowski.
Omsk, RU · 2021–present · active
Faith is a doom/post-metal band from Omsk in western Siberia, formed in 2021. They craft heavy, contemplative doom and post-metal from the city on the Irtysh River, deep in the Siberian steppe.
Brighton, GB · 2021–present · active
Fall of Efrafa is a sludge/post-metal/crust band from Brighton, England. Named after a warren from Richard Adams' "Watership Down," the band creates politically charged sludge and post-metal.

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