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Featured Album
Where Fear And Weapons Meet (2021)
Featured Sludge Metal Album
AMENRA “De zotte morgen” (written by Zjef Vanuytsel) (2020)
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Featured Doom Metal Album
With Fang and Claw (2025)
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Brutal deathcore act from Clacton-on-Sea in Essex, active since 2016. Their cyborg-themed name suits a sound blending mechanical precision with extreme metal brutality from England's east coast.
Sludge/doom metal band from Roeselare, Belgium, formed in 2021. Their crushing low-end and oppressive atmosphere draw from the heaviest traditions of sludge and doom, delivering punishment from the West Flemish underground.
An established sludge/drone/doom metal voice from Budapest, contributing to Hungary's underground since 2015. Their work explores the genre's darkest corners through immense heaviness.
Herder is a stoner/sludge metal band from Groningen, Netherlands, active since 2010 and delivering fuzz-laden, groove-heavy riffs through a haze of overdriven amplification. The project channels the riff-worshipping spirit of the genre.
An established stoner/sludge/doom metal voice from Helsinki, contributing to Finland's underground since 2008. Slow, deliberate riffing and suffocating atmospheres form the foundation of their craft.
Heretkau is a sludge/post-metal band from Modena, Italy, formed in 2026. They blend crushing sludge with post-metal's atmospheric expansiveness.
Based in Clermont-Ferrand, this sludge/drone/doom metal project has been a fixture of France's underground since 2010. Massive, slow-building riffs and cavernous atmospheres define their doom approach.
Rooted in Athens's underground, this sludge/doom metal project delivers grim compositions with conviction since 2017. Their work explores the genre's darkest corners through immense heaviness.
Doom/sludge metal band from Limburg, Germany, formed in 2025. Their crushing, slow-tempo compositions deliver the suffocating weight of doom and sludge from the Lahn valley.
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