Sludge metal band from Coventry, England, active since 2009, delivering crushing sludge metal from the West Midlands. Their name suggests release from confinement, matching the cathartic weight of their sound.

Sludge, stoner, and doom metal band from Esbjerg, Denmark, formed in 2020, delivering heavy, low-frequency punishment from the west coast of Jutland. They combine the weight of doom with the haze of stoner metal.

Stoner, sludge, drone, and doom metal turned electronic ambient project from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 2015, evolving from crushing doom into atmospheric electronic territory. Their radical stylistic shift reflects restless creative exploration.

Doom, industrial, and sludge metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 2017, combining the crushing weight of doom with industrial textures and sludge heaviness. They bring working-class extremity to the Gothenburg underground.

Sludge and doom metal band from Strasbourg, France, formed in 2019, whose French name means 'capital punishment.' They deliver sentence-like crushing doom and sludge from the Alsatian capital.

Sludge, doom, and post-metal band from Falun, Sweden, formed in 2014, delivering crushing, phantom-like heaviness from the Dalarna region. Over a decade of spectral sludge.

Sludge metal band from Wurzburg, Germany, formed in 2015, self-described as a winterdoom band dealing in extreme darkness and witching metal. Connected to the influential project Omega Massif, they have released albums including Into Dark Science and Her Cold Materials.

Stoner, sludge, and doom metal band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2018, dealing in heavy, low-tuned riffs and crushing grooves. They bring the full weight of the doom and sludge metal tradition to the Berlin underground.

Mannheim's Planks evolved from straightforward sludge metal into a more complex blackened sludge and post-metal hybrid over their years of activity since 2007. Their Kurpfalz industrial-city roots inform a sound that grew progressively darker and more ambitious with each release.