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Astralist weaves atmospheric black, doom, and post-metal from Cork since 2020, creating an expansive sonic palette from Ireland's cultural capital of the south. Their celestial name matches the vast, skyward-reaching quality of their multi-genre compositions.
Astrodon is a sludge, stoner, and doom metal band from Germany, formed in 2014, named after the sauropod dinosaur whose massive, prehistoric weight mirrors the colossal heaviness of their sound. The band inhabits the low-end intersection of sludge, stoner, and doom metal where crushing riffs and glacial tempos dominate.
Astroghoul is a stoner and doom metal band from Kiel, Germany, formed in 2018, whose debut demo consists of four extended compositions ranging from nine to fifteen minutes of crushing, spacious doom. The band's rehearsal bootleg release, with artwork by Anton Ohlow, showcases the expansive, slow-burning heaviness that defines their approach to stoner doom from the Baltic coast.
Astronautist crafts stoner and doom metal from Bergen since 2023. Their space-exploration name drives compositions of weightless, fuzz-laden heaviness from Norway's western fjord city.
Astroqueen has crafted doom and stoner metal from Stenungsund on Sweden's Bohus coast since 1999. Over a quarter century from this petrochemical-industry town, they have built one of Sweden's longest-running stoner doom legacies.
Astrosail crafts stoner, doom metal, and rock from Moscow since 2016. Their interstellar-navigation name drives hazy, riff-heavy compositions that journey through psychedelic space from the Russian capital.
Houston black/doom metal project blending cosmic horror with crushing heaviness from Space City, the name itself a portmanteau hinting at astrological and occult themes.
Seattle/Long Beach doom and drone metal project. The minimalist name matches their approach — glacially paced, frequency-obsessed heaviness that operates at the outer reaches of metal's slowest subgenre.
Worcestershire's At War with the Sun emerged in 2022 wielding a potent combination of doom and sludge metal, crafting songs that lumber with oppressive weight before erupting into cathartic, feedback-drenched crescendos. Their sound captures the bleakness suggested by their name.
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