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Itself Timeless is a sludge/post-metal band from London, United Kingdom, active since 2021 and delivering crushing, suffocating heaviness from the low end. The project channels the abrasive, punishing weight of sludge metal.
Joint Depression is an alternative metal band from Oulu, Finland, blending oppressive heaviness with bluesy melodies and dynamic songwriting. Their album Projection (2022), released through Luminol Records, features Maria Liikanen's powerful vocals over a foundation of heavy, melancholic guitar work recorded at White Rock Dog Studios.
Jorhe is a metal band from Athens, Greece, originally formed on Syros Island in 2013, blending black metal, death metal, and post-metal influences. Their self-titled album (2024) features six tracks of heavy, atmospheric metal that explores introspective and existential themes through a fusion of extreme and atmospheric styles.
Judas Conspiracy Theory is an instrumental post-metal and progressive metal band from Athens, Greece, featuring heavy guitar-led hypnotic rock. Their albums Omni (2018) and Ad Solem (2025) were recorded at MD Recording Studios, delivering atmospheric instrumental compositions that merge post-metal weight with progressive complexity.
Juneau is a Belgian instrumental post-metal trio from Heist Op Den Berg, creating dark and heavy atmospheric music since their formation. With albums including 20/20 (2020), CLOAK (2021), and Scraps of the Final Lights (2025), the three-piece crafts immersive instrumental compositions blending doom, black metal, and post-rock elements.
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.
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