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Grave Mounds And Grave Mistakes (Luxus) (2018)
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Rotherham duo Spaztik Munkey churn out tar-thick sludge and stoner metal riffs that feel caked in Yorkshire grime. Active since 2015, their lo-fi approach adds a raw authenticity to their low-tuned heaviness.
Spirit Ruiner bring Belfast's trademark heaviness to doom and sludge metal, dealing in ponderous riffs and suffocating atmospheres since 2019. Their Northern Irish perspective adds a distinct bleakness to an already crushing sound.
Krasnodar's Spitter pair sludge and doom metal from the Kuban capital since 2021. Their expectoration-themed name channels the visceral force of ejection into compositions of thick, corrosive southern Russian heaviness.
Belfast's Spliff Witchard have been dealing low-and-slow sludge and stoner riffs since 2012. Their name says it all: hazy, heavy, and unapologetically devoted to the riff as sacrament.
SPRGM channel stoner and sludge metal from Helsinki, building hazy, heavy compositions with their vowel-stripped name. Active since 2016, they bring cryptic heaviness to the Finnish capital's stoner scene.
Yorkshire's Squalords deal in the kind of doom-sludge hybrid that feels like wading through wet concrete. Since 2014, they have cultivated a sound that is unrelentingly heavy and deliberately paced.
St. Fenton the Tainted merge black and sludge metal into a corrosive, irreverent brew. This UK act has been active since 2015, wielding tongue-in-cheek blasphemy alongside genuinely crushing heaviness.
Stampede of Sloth channel sludge, stoner, and doom metal from Leipzig, their oxymoronic name perfectly capturing the paradox of their music: a stampede played in slow motion. Active since 2018, they bring crushing, glacial heaviness to Saxony's cultural capital.
Belfast's Stand-Up Guy navigate the bruising intersection of metalcore and sludge metal. Active since 2012, their sound carries the confrontational energy of hardcore alongside the oppressive weight of sludge.
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