Gdynia-based progressive extreme metal band formed in 1999, whose dramatic evolution from atmospheric sludge metal through post-metal to avant-garde experimentation earned them a Fryderyk Award nomination. Across albums like Affliction XXIX II MXMVI and Ascension, they proved one of Poland's most ambitious heavy acts before disbanding in 2022.

Polish progressive/post-metal act active since 2022, building dynamic compositions that traverse atmospherics and crushing heaviness through extended, narrative-driven structures. Their patient songwriting rewards the listener with cathartic builds.

German blackened sludge and post-metal band from Mainz, formed in 2015. They merge blackened sludge metal's toxic heaviness with post-metal's atmospheric expansiveness.

German post-metal band from Stuttgart, formed in 2018. They craft expansive, dynamic post-metal soundscapes with emotional weight and atmospheric depth.

Post-metal and post-rock band from Vienna, Austria, active since 2018. They craft expansive, atmospheric soundscapes that shift between delicate quietude and crushing heaviness.

Doom/sludge metal act from Szeged, formed in 2018. Their music lurches forward with deliberate, oppressive weight, burying the listener beneath layers of corroded guitar tone.

Orvieto (Terni)-based post-metal act active since 2015, building patient, dynamic compositions that arc from whispered ambient passages to walls of crushing distortion. Their sound draws from the tradition of Neurosis and Isis, prioritizing atmosphere and emotional narrative.

Glasgow-based sludge/post-metal outfit active since 2016, building dynamic compositions that oscillate between abrasive sludge riffing and atmospheric expanses. Their music trades in tension and release, alternating quiet passages with crushing walls of distortion.

Motala-based sludge/post-metal outfit active since 2018, building dynamic compositions that oscillate between abrasive sludge riffing and atmospheric expanses. Their music trades in tension and release, alternating quiet passages with crushing walls of distortion.