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Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Melodic death metal outfit from Raamsdonksveer, formed in 2017. Twin-guitar harmonies and soaring lead work temper the brutality of blast beats and growled vocals, creating compositions that are both punishing and anthemic.
German heavy/doom/power metal band from Baden-Württemberg, formed in 2015. They combine the weight of doom metal with heavy and power metal's anthemic drive.
Death/doom metal band from Minsk, Belarus, active since 2016. They meld death metal's fury with doom's glacial, oppressive weight.
Stoner doom act from Groningen, formed in 2017. Their music moves at a glacial pace through layers of fuzz and psychedelic textures, inviting the listener into a trance-like state of heavy meditation.
Sludge/doom/death metal band from Sheffield, formed in 2010. They fuse the crushing weight of doom with death metal's intensity and sludge metal's abrasive grime from the steel city's underground.
Czech black metal act from Brno, formed in 2015, whose sound has transitioned from black metal origins toward a doom metal and doom rock direction. Their evolution reflects a restless creative spirit within Brno's underground scene.
Danish doom metal and hard rock band from Aarhus, formed in 2018. They craft heavy doom with hard rock swagger from the cultural heart of Jutland.
Krasnoyarsk-based stoner/doom outfit active since 2022, conjuring thick clouds of fuzz-laden riffage and hypnotic, groove-driven compositions. Their sound channels the haze of 1970s proto-metal through a modern lens of distortion-worship and lysergic exploration.
Palermo-based stoner/doom outfit active since 2016, conjuring thick clouds of fuzz-laden riffage and hypnotic, groove-driven compositions. Their sound channels the haze of 1970s proto-metal through a modern lens of distortion-worship and lysergic exploration.
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