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Transcomar is a sludge/post-metal band from Bochum, Germany, formed in 2023. They blend sludge metal's abrasive weight with post-metal's atmospheric expansiveness.
Transhumance is a Swiss instrumental doom duo of Jo Transhume and Manu Le Bé, crafting crushing riff-driven compositions without vocals across releases like "Blood Therapy" and their self-titled "II." Their sound pairs monolithic doom heaviness with a tongue-in-cheek Swiss identity, citing raclette and wine alongside depression as creative fuel.
Tribe of Ghosts is an industrial/post-metal/rock band from Brighton, formed in 2022. Their music fuses the mechanical textures of industrial music with the atmospheric dynamics of post-metal, creating haunting soundscapes from England's south coast.
Tryals is a progressive sludge and post-metal band from Sheffield, England, formed in 2012. They weave together stoner grooves, sludge heaviness, and expansive progressive arrangements into dynamic, textured compositions.
Instrumental post-metal trio from Zulte, Belgium, who combine crushing, massive riffs with sweeping melodic passages and a persistent undercurrent of melancholy. Formed over a decade ago, they have released a string of albums including Etch (2019) and Alder (2022), each building on the last with increased compositional maturity. Their third album era, including releases Pando and VEUEL in early 2026, finds the band at their most resolute and sonically expansive.
Ulfberth is a seven-piece sludge/post-metal ensemble from Porto, Portugal, navigating between heavy landscapes of distortion and melody. Their album Process of Clarity was recorded at Adrift Studio and mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege.
Progressive sludge and post-metal band from Fiskum, Norway, active since 2023. Their sound combines the crushing weight of sludge with post-metal's atmospheric dynamics and progressive structures.
Sludge and post-metal band from Guebwiller in Alsace, France, influenced by Neurosis, Unfold, and The Ocean, active since 2015. Their 2024 album Elevation delivers poetic metaphors filtered through esotericism across 45 minutes of organic, dark, and ethereal music recorded at White Bat Studio.
Undying Unicorn is a groove/post-metal project from Moscow, Russia, crafting melancholy instrumental post-metal described as an attempt to convey pain without words. Their 2020 EP Wordless Misery contains four tracks of atmospheric, vocal-free heaviness.
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