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Where Fear And Weapons Meet (2021)
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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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Northern Irish act Owlcrusher from Banbridge fuses black metal's tremolo-driven atmospherics with the crushing weight of doom and sludge metal. Their hybrid sound creates compositions that alternate between blast-driven fury and glacially paced devastation.
Melodic and progressive doom/sludge/post-metal band from Oulu in northern Finland, active since 2015. Their 2015 debut Waves features four extended instrumental compositions blending atmospheric post-rock with heavy post-metal, recorded and mixed by Juha Simola.
Sludge metal band from Reims, France, formed in 2025, bringing crushing sludge metal weight to the Champagne region. They represent the newest wave of French sludge.
Brest-based Pulsar has been flying the power metal flag in Belarus since 2017, a country where extreme styles dominate the local scene. Their commitment to soaring vocals and uplifting melodies makes them a relative rarity in the Belarusian metal landscape.
Sludge and doom metal band from London, England, active since 2001, making them a veteran act in the British sludge and doom scene. Over two decades of crushing heaviness mark them as pillars of the London underground.
Industrial sludge metal band from Tampere, Finland, formed in 2023, fusing the mechanical harshness of industrial music with the crushing weight of sludge metal. They bring a cold, abrasive edge to Tampere's heavy music scene.
Sludge metal band from Joensuu, Finland, formed in 2018, delivering slow, crushing sludge metal from eastern Finland. Their name evokes the deliberate, weighty pace of their massive sound.
Thrash and sludge metal band from Leeds, England, formed in 2018, combining thrash metal speed with sludge metal weight. Their name references the mysterious figure in Robert W. Chambers' King in Yellow.
Sludge metal band from Plock, Poland, formed in 2014, delivering crushing sludge from central Poland's Masovian region. Over a decade of heavy, slow-burning riffs mark their dedication.
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