Midlands sludge/stoner metal trio from Stafford, formed in 2020, featuring Karl Slater on guitar and vocals, Tom Wilson on drums, and Nathan Beardmore on bass. Self-described as "an experiment in sludge, stoner, post-metal, thrash and doom," their releases Cursed Hymns and Widowmaker blend multiple heavy subgenres into a unified assault.

Sludge/drone/doom metal and noise band from Kiel, formed in 2019 and exploring the most experimental reaches of extreme heaviness. Their sound pushes past conventional song structures into territory where sludge, drone, and noise converge.

Munich post-black/sludge metal band formed in 2010, merging the atmospheric expansiveness of post-black metal with sludge's crushing weight. Their evolution over more than a decade has seen them become a fixture of the Bavarian extreme metal underground.

The Italian city of Milan serves as headquarters for this doom metal and sludge metal operation, whose arsenal includes Eyehategod-indebted misery channeled through crushing volume. Their approach balances aggression with genuine musical substance.

Sludge metal four-piece from Stourbridge in the Black Country, formed in 2016 and dubbed "Black Country Sludge Masters." Featuring Jack Cradock, James Pearson, Toby Sambidge, and Mitch Griffiths, their motto "Heavy Souls, Heavy Sounds" captures the essence of releases like Sacred Crimson.

Stoner/sludge/doom metal band from the Ribe/Trunderup area of southern Denmark, formed in 2018 and delivering massive, fuzz-laden heaviness. Their mammoth-sized sound lives up to their regal name with slow-burning, prehistoric grooves.

Sludge metal band from St. Albans in Hertfordshire, formed in 2020 and dealing in the thick, distorted heaviness that characterizes the genre. Their approach favors crushing weight and abrasive textures over refinement.

Straddling the line between doom metal and sludge metal, this Hungarian act fuses glacial, punishment-dealing grooves wallowing in distortion into a cohesive whole. They've been at it since 2023, and uncompromising in their vision, they deliver exactly what their audience demands.

Doom and sludge metal band from the Styrian town of Weiz, formed in 2022 and delivering crushing, slow-burning heaviness. Their sound wallows in oppressive low-end weight and suffocating atmospheres.