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Ride the Flatline (feat. Jami Morgan & Code Orange) (2024)
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Evidence (2023)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Death-doom metal band from Norwich, England, active since 2010. They craft crushing, slow-burning death-doom from the Norfolk capital.
Doom, heavy, and thrash metal band from Hamburg, Germany, active since 2012. They blend the crushing weight of doom with classic heavy metal and thrash aggression.
Cape Coral, Florida's Constellation combine doom metal's funeral tempos with stoner rock haze, crafting slow-burning heavy music that fits the sweltering Gulf Coast setting they call home.
Little Rock's Construction of Light bring slow-burning doom metal to the Arkansas underground, crafting mournful, deliberate compositions that grow heavier and more oppressive with each passing measure.
Miami's Consular drag doom and sludge metal through the humidity of South Florida, building slow-motion heaviness that feels waterlogged and oppressive, like the city's summer air rendered in distorted guitar.
Burbank, Illinois death metal band drawing on the gritty Midwest underground tradition with grinding riffs and morbid lyrical themes. Straightforward and merciless in execution, they prioritize impact over ornamentation.
Doom and sludge metal band from Bilbao in the Basque Country, Spain, formed in 2018. They craft oppressive, slow-burning heaviness from the industrial Basque heartland.
Torrance, California death/doom band dragging oppressive heaviness through slow, suffocating riffs and morbid atmospheres. Their blend of death metal brutality and doom's crushing tempo creates an overwhelming sense of dread.
Death-doom metal band from France, formed in 2021. They merge the crushing weight of doom with death metal contemplation.
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