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Indianapolis doom metal project with a prolific six-release catalog since 2020. From their self-titled debut through multiple live recordings and splits, they've established themselves as a cornerstone of Indiana's heavy underground, dealing in the kind of slow, crushing riffs that make time feel irrelevant.
Chicago doom and heavy metal project whose 2013 single MMXIII conjures visions of classic Candlemass and Black Sabbath worship. A nod to the genre's oldest traditions from a city that has always appreciated heavy music at its most elemental.
Ioannina's Ancient Oath blend doom and heavy metal into epic, slow-burning compositions that draw from both genres' most majestic qualities. Active since 2013, they share their hometown with Aenaon, contributing to Ioannina's growing reputation as a metal hotbed.
Orange County doom and heavy metal project whose 2024 demo Demos That Tell The Same Tales hints at a band mining the past for eternal truths. Irvine may be synonymous with suburban sprawl, but Ancient Ruins finds weight and darkness in the gaps between the strip malls.
Denver doom metal project from the Colorado underground.
Los Angeles black/doom project debuting in 2025 with The Implications of Ascendancy. The EP blends black metal tremolo with doom metal's crushing pace, suggesting a band equally versed in both genres' darkest traditions.
Ancient Tower is an epic doom metal project from São Paulo, created in 2017 by Mateus Henrique, who also works under the banners Black Sun Void and Gateways to Oblivion. The project explores slow, heavy, atmospheric doom with releases including the album Darkened Horizons and a series of demos, all self-released through Bandcamp.
Heavy/doom metal with gothic rock and neofolk elements from Austin.
Seattle doom metal conjurers active since 2011, dealing in occult-tinged heaviness across three releases including a live album. Their catalog channels the Pacific Northwest's perpetual gloom into ritualistic, riff-worshipping doom.
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