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Trieste, IT · 2023–present · active
Doombo is a doom, sludge, and stoner metal band from Trieste, Italy, formed in 2023. The project delivers crushing doom weight with sludge and stoner metal grooves from the Adriatic coast.
Chepstow, GB · 2012–present · active
Doomchild is a sludge and doom metal band from Chepstow, Wales, formed in 2012. The band deliver crushing, low-tuned heaviness rooted in the slow-burning power of sludge and doom metal.
Saint Petersburg, RU · 2024–present · active
Doomerion plays sludge/post-metal from Saint Petersburg, formed in 2024 and building atmospheric, heavy compositions from Russia's Baltic-facing cultural hub. Their name channels doom's weight through a Tolkienesque suffix suggesting ancient, epic dimensions.
Völkermarkt, AT · 2013–present · active
An instrumental post-rock and sludge outfit from Völkermarkt, Carinthia, Austria, founded in 2006 by Daniel Gedermann and expanded to a four-piece by 2012. They gained international recognition after performing at the DUNK! festival in Belgium in 2015 and have shared stages with Russian Circles, God Is An Astronaut, and Colour Haze, with albums including 'Elsewhere' (2012) and 'Beauty' (2013).
Le Havre, FR · 2016–present · active
Doomsday Crusaders is a sludge/doom metal band from Le Havre, France, formed in 2016. They crusade through crushing sludge and doom from Normandy's port.
Brighton, GB · 2009–present · active
Dopefight is a sludge, stoner, and doom metal band from Brighton, England, active since 2009 and self-styled purveyors of "sludge stoner goat noize." Their discography includes the BUDS album and several splits with Gurt, Dead Existence, and Lex Rhino, establishing them in the UK underground sludge scene.
Moscow, RU · 2016–present · active
Dopehaze plays sludge/stoner metal from Moscow, active since 2016 and wrapping their heavy compositions in a pharmacological fog. Their intoxication-themed name captures the mind-altering, consciousness-blurring quality of their fuzz-heavy sound.
Saint Petersburg, RU · 2015–present · active
Dopemachine plays sludge/drone/post-metal from Saint Petersburg, active since 2015 and constructing massive, sustained sonic architectures from three of metal's heaviest subgenres. Their narcotic-apparatus name suits music designed to overwhelm and sedate through sheer tonal weight.
Baden-Württemberg, DE · 2022–present · active
Dornen is a black/sludge metal project from Baden-Württemberg formed in 2022, whose German name — meaning "thorns" — captures the piercing, abrasive character of their hybrid sound. Their fusion of black metal's tremolo intensity with sludge metal's crushing low-end creates a uniquely punishing sonic texture.

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