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Manchester, New Hampshire extreme metal project with an eclectic approach since 2020. Their split with Blu Anxxiety and a Black Sabbath cover of Black Hole Sun reveal a band drawing from multiple corners of heavy music, united by raw intensity.
Anatomy of Habit is a Chicago post-metal and doom collective formed in 2008 by vocalist Mark Solotroff and guitarist Alex Latus, blending post-metal, sludge, post-punk, death-rock, and drone influences into extended, atmospheric compositions. The band released their debut on their own before issuing Ciphers + Axioms in 2014 on Relapse Records, followed by Even If It Takes a Lifetime (2021) and Black Openings (2023). Their sound is notably slow and enveloping, drawing from industrial and experimental traditions as much as from metal.
Los Angeles doom metal project plumbing the depths of darkness since 2014. Four releases including Devoured by Darkness and The Haunting Despair deliver crushing, morbid doom that channels LA's long history of occult heavy music.
Ancestral Legacy has evolved from symphonic black metal into doom and gothic metal from Froland in Agder since 2014. Their southern Norwegian origins and stylistic evolution mirror a journey from youthful extremity toward more measured, melancholic expression.
Ancestral Vision combines doom and death metal with noise elements from Sesto Fiorentino on the outskirts of Florence since 2018. Their experimental approach pushes beyond conventional doom-death into more confrontational, texture-driven territory.
Black/doom/ambient metal project from Rechitsa, Belarus, whose 2023 self-titled debut album is structured as a seven-act narrative arc with themes of psychological torment, isolation, and identity struggle. Tracks titled "Act I: Break In" through "Act VII: Break Out" trace a dark conceptual journey through alienation and supernatural imagery.
West Palm Beach doom metal crew conjuring ocean-heavy riffs since 2013. Three releases including A Curse Unspoken and Rising Toward Reflection build a catalog of nautical-tinged doom that feels uniquely Floridian — sun-bleached and salt-corroded.
Sterling, Virginia doom metal project whose deliberately misspelled name and 2011 EP Pilot... Chariot... hint at the cosmic mysticism driving their sound. Heavy, deliberate riffs suggesting extraterrestrial origins for humanity's heaviest music.
Ancient Cult merges doom and heavy metal with hard rock from Bologna since 2015. Their ritualistic name drives a sound that worships at the altar of vintage heaviness, channeling retro influences through an Emilian sensibility.
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