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Featured Album
The Blind Leading The Blind (2018)
Featured Grindcore Album
Scum (2017)
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Featured Progressive Metal Album
Grave Mounds And Grave Mistakes (Luxus) (2018)
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Doom-sludge act from Moscow, active since 2013. C.X. delivers crushing, booze-fueled heaviness from the Russian capital.
Atmospheric black-sludge act from Olsztyn, northeastern Poland, formed in 2018. C2N2 — a chemical formula for cyanogen — blends atmospheric black metal with sludge weight.
Groove, progressive, and sludge metal band from Hanover, Germany, formed in 2019. They blend heavy grooves with progressive complexity and sludge weight, creating a dense and dynamic sound.
Doom-sludge-stoner act from Russia, formed in 2024. Call of Wrath delivers heavy, slow-burning riffs.
Post-metal and sludge band from Kokkola, Finland, formed in 2019. They blend expansive post-metal dynamics with crushing sludge weight from the Ostrobothnian coast.
Doom-sludge project from Portugal, formed in 2018. Canens Carcer — Latin roughly meaning 'singing prison' — delivers crushing, oppressive heaviness.
Doom-sludge-stoner act from Barcelos in northern Portugal, formed in 2025. Caos Ritual channels heavy, ritualistic riffs from the Minho region.
Doom-drone-sludge metal band from Bristol, England, active since 2010. They craft massive, slow-moving walls of sound from the West Country's vibrant heavy music scene.
Sludge metal band from Lyon, France, active since 2013. They deliver thick, oppressive sludge from France's second city.
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