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Contempty is a death/doom metal band from Rio Pomba, Minas Gerais, Brazil, formed in 2013. Influenced by the early English death/doom scene, their music is characterized by dark atmosphere and slow, heavy compositions. Their discography includes "Gaping Deception in Guiltless Eyes" (2013), "Trauma" (2015), and the single "Presage of Penury" (2021).
Louisville, Kentucky doom/sludge band steeped in that city's legendary heavy music tradition, offering crushing slow tempos and feedback-soaked guitar tone. Their sound inherits the oppressive weight that has long defined Louisville's underground.
Kansas City's Convoker sink deep into funeral-paced doom metal, conjuring an atmosphere of genuine desolation through slow, crushing riffs and cavernous production. Their Missouri roots lend a stoic, plains-state bleakness to their oppressive sound.
Tucson's Coppernicus practice a slow, heavy brand of doom metal shaped by the relentless Arizona sun and the vast, crushing silence of the desert landscape. Their music moves with the deliberate weight of tectonic shifts, prioritizing atmosphere and heaviness over speed.
Stockholm epic doom metal act formed in 2018, crafting grandiose compositions that merge crushing heaviness with sweeping narrative scope. Their ambitious approach channels doom metal's most majestic and weighty traditions.
Rochester doom and stoner metal duo crafting slow, heavy dirges drenched in fuzz and atmosphere. Their riffs move like slow-rolling thunder, built for maximum weight.
Doom metal act from Lisbon, active since 2015. Corman — possibly a nod to B-movie king Roger Corman — crafts slow, heavy doom from the Portuguese capital.
Doom metal band from Oulu, Finland, formed in 2019. They craft slow, crushing doom from northern Finland.
Aurora, Illinois outfit blending doom and traditional heavy metal into crushing, atmosphere-laden compositions. Expect thick riffs and a dark, vintage heaviness.
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