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Ascension Throne is a doom metal band from Herne, Germany, formed in 2021, featuring Taha Mohsin on vocals, Ashley James on guitars, and Jack Nier on bass and drums. The band explores the deepest depths of the human psyche and distant cosmic expanses through funeral doom, death doom, and post-metal across a prolific catalog including Oceans, Andromeda, Burning Echoes, and Necrohaven.
Roswell, New Mexico doom band whose isolated, desert-surrounded setting perfectly complements their slow, meditative heaviness — the town's UFO legacy lending an otherworldly dimension.
Ascian is a death and doom metal band split between Brunswick and Wurzburg, Germany, formed in 2018, blending doom, black, and post-metal into what they describe as leaden vibes that are hopeless and gloomy yet filled with melancholy. Their 2024 album Sing to Me Sweet Void spans over an hour across seven tracks, released in limited editions of one hundred vinyl copies and fifty cassettes, following the 2020 debut Elysion.
Iowa City doom trio crafting massive, patient heaviness from the heart of the Midwest, their glacial tempos and crushing tone embodying the vast emptiness of the Great Plains.
Asgaroth conjures the intersection of black metal's blast-beat fury and doom metal's glacial weight from Barcelona since 2011. Named for a demon prince, their sound explores the vast spectrum between extremes of speed and slowness.
Tucson, Arizona doom metal project. The name evokes scorched speech — fitting for doom metal forged in the Sonoran Desert's merciless heat.
Payson, Utah doom metal project whose 2020 debut Psalms of the Grave Serpent channels serpentine mysticism through crushing heaviness. Ecclesiastical doom from the shadow of the Wasatch Mountains.
Los Angeles black/melodic death metal hybrid exploring ancient Near Eastern mythology through extreme metal, reflecting L.A.'s multicultural influence on its underground music.
Ashes and Bereavement has evolved from ambient and new age into atmospheric doom metal from Moscow since 2019. Their grief-laden name guides an artistic transformation that has moved from peaceful soundscapes into crushing heaviness.
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