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The Blind Leading The Blind (2018)
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Scum (2017)
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Grave Mounds And Grave Mistakes (Luxus) (2018)
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Athens-based Okwaho generates punishing sludge and doom metal with a dense, low-end-heavy sound that favors crushing riffs and suffocating atmosphere. Their primal approach to heaviness channels the spirit of Eyehategod and Crowbar through a Greek lens.
Sudbury's Old Man Lizard cranks out fuzz-drenched stoner and sludge metal with a freewheeling, jam-oriented approach that channels the spirit of the desert rock tradition. Their thick, distorted grooves and laid-back swagger recall Kyuss and Weedeater.
Brighton's Old Mayor drags doom and sludge metal through the gutter with punishing, down-tuned heaviness and a confrontational attitude. Their crushing riffs and abrasive vocal delivery create an oppressive sonic experience that trades melody for raw power.
Berlin sludge/stoner/doom metal act delivering triple-layered heaviness since 2021. Named after the largest volcano in the solar system, their sound aspires to similarly colossal proportions through low-tuned, feedback-drenched compositions.
Turin industrial/sludge metal act active since 2017, welding mechanical rhythms to corrosive sludge from Italy's former automotive capital. Their factory-city origins provide a fitting context for music that sounds like heavy machinery grinding against itself.
Stuttgart atmospheric sludge metal act active since 2009, sculpting slow-burning, texturally rich compositions over fifteen years. Their French-inflected name -- meaning 'spherical wave' -- hints at the enveloping, immersive quality of their sludge.
Novosibirsk sludge/doom metal act formed in 2021, delivering corrosive heaviness from Siberia's largest city. Their ironic, cheerful name stands in stark contrast to the oppressive weight of their sludge-doom compositions.
Khmelnytskyi sludge/post-metal act from western Ukraine, active since 2016. Their fusion of sludge's corrosive weight with post-metal's atmospheric dynamics reflects the resilience and creativity of Ukraine's underground metal scene.
Manchester's Oolith layers post-metal's dynamic architecture over doom and sludge metal's tectonic heaviness, creating compositions that shift between crushing weight and expansive atmosphere. Their patient, crescendo-driven approach recalls Neurosis and Cult of Luna.
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