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Strychnine.213 (Bonus Track Edition) (2023)
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Death Doom Punks (2026)
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Curse of the Crystal Coconut (2020)
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Acid State channels doom and sludge metal from Kent since 2025, their corrosive name reflecting the dissolving, heavy sound they create. The project represents the newest wave of extreme heaviness from England's Garden County.
A black metal project from Munich, Germany, Acid Storm emerged in 2020 channeling corrosive extremity from the Bavarian capital. The project adds a caustic edge to Munich's diverse metal scene, where black metal coexists with the city's broader musical culture.
Acid Swamp creates atmospheric sludge metal from Veliky Novgorod since 2022. Their toxic-wetland name captures the suffocating, marsh-like quality of their sound from this ancient northwest Russian city.
Acid Toad practices doom metal from North Rhine-Westphalia since 2020, their amphibian-psychedelic name evoking the hallucinogenic toad-licking myths of popular culture. Their Rhineland doom favors patient, monolithic riff construction.
Acid Vat delivers death metal from Stockport since 2024, their industrial-chemical name evoking the dissolving brutality of their sound. Their Greater Manchester origins connect them to one of England's most productive metal regions.
AcidFather channels sludge metal from Srbobran in Vojvodina since 2017. Their corrosive-patriarchal name drives heavy, slow-burning compositions from this Bačka flatlands town.
Acidity has thrashed through Turin's underground since 2023, bringing fresh energy to Piedmont's metal scene with corrosive speed and precision. Their chemical name promises the burning intensity their riffing delivers.
AcidLand creates sludge, stoner, and doom metal from Nysa in Opole Voivodeship since 2013. From this Silesian town on the Nysa Kłodzka River, they craft hazy, riff-worshipping heaviness that dissolves listeners in its psychedelic weight.
Acido is a heavy metal band from Madrid, Spain, formed in 2020, whose Spanish name meaning 'acid' hints at a corrosive, no-holds-barred approach to heavy metal. The band operates from Spain's capital city, one of the Iberian Peninsula's most active metal centers.
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