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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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Heavy metal and hard rock act from Diss in Norfolk, newly formed in 2025. Their cosmic name matches ambitious compositions channeling classic rock and metal from rural East Anglia.
Drawing from Porto's metal heritage, this sludge/post-metal outfit channels fierce energy since 2019. Energetic performances and committed songwriting define their approach.
Sludge/doom metal band from Langenzenn, Germany, active since 2012. Their suffocating blend of sludge heaviness and doom metal weight delivers crushing compositions from the Franconian countryside.
Humanfly is a atmospheric sludge metal (early); progressive rock (later) band from Leeds, England, formed in 2003. They craft intricate progressive compositions with technical ambition.
Sludge metal/crust band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2018. Their crushing fusion of sludge heaviness and crust punk aggression creates a nihilistic wall of sound from the German capital.
Rooted in Helsinki's underground, this psychedelic death/sludge metal project delivers crushing compositions with conviction since 2015. Their work explores the genre's heaviest territories through savage delivery.
Sludge/stoner metal band from Ghent, Belgium, active since 2012. Their heavy, groove-laden sound draws on the thick, fuzzy textures of stoner rock while anchoring everything in sludge metal's crushing weight.
Rising from Torquay in United Kingdom, this sludge metal/hardcore outfit harnesses furious power since 2025. Tight compositions and aggressive delivery characterize their particular approach.
Hailing from Taunton in United Kingdom, this sludge/stoner metal outfit channels aggressive energy since 2021. Energetic performances and committed songwriting define their approach.
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