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Arcana Coelestia blends black metal with funeral doom from Cagliari since 2007, named after Swedenborg's theological work 'Heavenly Mysteries.' Their Sardinian project brings almost two decades of cosmic, glacially paced extreme metal informed by esoteric spirituality.
Carlisle, Pennsylvania doom metal project building their catalog in numbered volumes since 2023. The methodical, sequential release approach mirrors the patient, deliberate nature of their crushing doom.
San Francisco doom and gothic metal project whose 2017 single Angel blends dark beauty with crushing weight. A contribution to the Bay Area's diverse heavy music ecosystem.
Arcane Voidsplitter is the solo atmospheric drone and doom metal project of Stijn Van Cauter, also known for Until Death Overtakes Me and Beyond Black Void, based in Erembodegem, Belgium. The project is built around a vast cosmic concept universe, with each release — including "Voice of the Stars" (2019), "Cosmic Mind" (2020), "Cold Stars" (2022), and "ARC-V" (2023) — mapping a different corner of its fictional interstellar narrative.
Madison, Wisconsin doom metal project whose 2021 self-titled debut delivers heavy, contemplative riffs from the Midwest's most progressive college town. Doom metal as meditation, slow and immersive.
Valparaiso, Indiana doom and post-metal project with three releases since 2019. Their singles Lead the Blind and Paper Crown establish a melancholic, atmospheric heaviness rooted in Northwest Indiana's lakefront industrial landscape.
Irondale doom metal project from the Ohio underground.
Kalamazoo doom metal project from the Michigan underground.
Archaic has been crafting funeral doom metal from the tiny Marne village of Soudron since 2006, creating some of France's slowest and most crushing compositions. Nearly two decades of glacial-paced doom from such a remote origin speaks to remarkable dedication.
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